Tokunbo Afikuyomi (; born 1962) is a Nigerian politician, he who was elected Senator for the Lagos Central constituency at the start of the

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, running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office in June 1999. He changed constituency in April 2002 and ran on the AD platform for the Lagos West constituency instead, after senator

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defected to the PDP. Afikuyomi was born in 1962, and obtained a B.Sc degree. He was a member of the House of Representatives and Special Assistant to the

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(SDP) National Chairman during the aborted

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. After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, Afikuyomi was appointed to committees on Aviation, Foreign Affairs, Women Affairs, Public Accounts and Federal Character. Afikuyomi was appointed Commissioner for Tourism in Lagos State by

Babatunde Fashola Babatunde Raji Fashola ( yo, Bàbátúndé Rájí Fáṣọlá; born 28 June 1963) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician currently serving as the Federal Minister of Works and Housing of Nigeria. He served two terms as Governor of Lagos State f ...

during his first term as governor In 2017, Senator Afikuyomi was the Chairman, State Election Committee of the

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(APC)

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