Otunba Dipo Dina (July 15, 1960 - January 25, 2010) was a Nigerian politician, philanthropist, administrator, community leader and chartered accountant from

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Early life and career

Adedipupo Akanni Dina was born on July 15, 1960, into the Dipo Alapo Ekun family of Iyanro,

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, Ogun State. He had his secondary education at the

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, Lagos, before going on to the

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where he got his first degree in Accounting and later M.Sc. in finance. He became a Chartered Accountant in 1984 and subsequently founded and until his death was Senior Partner at Dele Dina & Co. (an accounting firm). Between 1997 and 1999 Dipo served as the chairman of Ogun State Bulk Purchase Commission where he reportedly donated his salaries and allowances to the School of the Handicapped, in

Political background

Dipo ventured into active politics in 2003 and became the

governorship candidate in the 2007 election after he joined the defunct

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(AC). He was reported to have awarded bursaries to about 400 students in the state annually, and during his governorship campaign in 2007, about four million free exercise books were given to primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the state. He founded the ‘Ogunnet’, a non-governmental organisation, to execute his political programmes.

Death

On January 25, 2010, on his way to his home on Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Dina Dipo was abducted and taken in another car to an unknown destination where he was assassinated, the assailant reportedly spared the lives of two other passengers including his driver.

Memorial

The

Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium, formerly the Gateway Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground for FC Ebedei. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 peo ...

in Ijebu-Ode was named in his honour by the former governor

Ibikunle Amosun Ibikunle Amosun (born 25 January 1958) is a Nigerian politician, former governor of Ogun State and two-term senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He first served as an elected senator for Ogun Central district of Ogun State, Nigeria from Ap ...

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