Kofoworola Bucknor Akerele is a politician, Journalist and former Deputy Governor of Lagos State born on the 30th of April 1939. She was the deputy governor of Lagos between 1999 and November 2003.
Kofoworola Bucknor resigned as the Deputy Governor of Lagos when Tinubu was the Governor of Lagos State in 2003 after Asiwaju’s first term.
In an interview with Punch newspaper on November 25 2018 she revealed the reason why she resigned, read it below:
“Have you ever wished that you didn’t resign as a deputy governor?
I have never regretted my resignation. The resignation was necessary to preserve my name and integrity. More importantly, it was also necessary to preserve my family’s name.”
Kofo Bucknor was part of the Nadeco struggle and she was also a Senator at a point in time.
The 81-year old has since retired from active politics.
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