Dimeji Bankole

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dimeji Bankole
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Nov 14, 1969(1969-11-14)
Age	55
Birthplace	Abeokuta
Country	Nigeria
Birth City	Ogun State
Horoscope	Scorpio

Dimeji Bankole Biography

Dimeji Bankole is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 14, 1969 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Sabur Oladimeji “Dimeji” Bankole (born 14 November 1969) is a Nigerian politician who served as the 9th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. Elected at the age of 37, Bankole is said to be the youngest Speaker in the history of the House and 2019 Ogun State gubernatorial election candidate under the platform of Action Democratic Party.

Newspaper Thisday identifies Bankole’s education as such: Baptist Boys’ High School, Abeokuta starting 1979; Albany College, London, England, starting 1985; University of Reading, Reading, England, starting 1989; University of Oxford’s Officer Training College, Oxford, England, in 1991; and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, in 2005.

Dimeji Bankole Net Worth

Dimeji Bankole is one of the richest Politician from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dimeji Bankole 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A Yoruba of aristocratic background, he was a businessman before being elected to the House. A Muslim Egba, Bankole was born in Abeokuta in what is now Ogun State on 14 November 1969. His parents are Alani Bankole, a businessman, former National Vice-Chairman and acting Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and holder of the chieftaincy titles of the Oluwo of Iporo Ake and the Seriki Jagunmolu of Egbaland, and one of his wives, Atinuke Bankole, who was herself the Ekerin Iyalode of Egbaland.

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Who is Dimeji Bankole Dating?

According to our records, Dimeji Bankole married to Olaitan Bankole. As of December 1, 2023, Dimeji Bankole’s is not dating anyone.

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During his tenure, the House of Representatives as a result of performance of its oversight function ensured that Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) returned unspent budgeted funds amounting to about 450 billion naira to the government treasury in 2007 while about 350 billion naira was again recovered in 2008. In total, the House of Representatives ensured the return of about 1 trillion naira unspent funds by MDA’s as part of the annual budgetary process under Bankole’s speakership. These were unprecedented in the history of oversight in Nigeria’s legislature. Up until then, MDA’s did not return unspent funds. Also, the House of Representatives discovered that about 5 trillion Naira generated revenue were never remitted by MDA’s for the past 5 years before investigation.

Facts & Trivia

Kim Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Dimeji Bankole celebrates birthday on November 14 of every year.

Bankole was re-elected in April 2007. He considers his legislative interests to be those related to defence and finance.