James Kolawole AKINGBADE

Biographical record

Surname

AKINGBADE

First Name

James

Other Names

Kolawole

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

May 7,1929

State of Origin

Ekiti

Place of Birth

Ise-Ekiti

Name of Spouse

Dorcas Ajoke Faloye 1951

Number of Children (Male)

4

Number of Children ( Female)

1

Profession

economist, administrator

Schools Attended with Dates

St Mark's Primary School, Ise Ekiti, 1937-38, 1943, St Stephen's, Iju Akure, 1939-41, Baptist Day School, Idikan, Ibadan, 1942, Christ's School, Ado Ekiti, 1944-47, Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1955-59, University of Pitts burgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1966-67;

Educational Qualification

BA, MPA,

Previous Appointments

Appointed Teacher, 1948; appointed Clerical Officer, Western Nigeria Civil Service, 1949-55; Assistant Secretary, Senior Assistant Secretary and later Deputy Permanent Secretary, 1959-75; Consultant in Local Government, University of Ife (now Obafemi AwolowoUniversity) Ile-Ife, 1970- 71; Secretary, Public Service Commission, Western State, 1974-75; Permanent Secre tary in various Ministries, Western State, Ondo State 1975-80; Head of the Civil Service, Ondo State, 1980-83;appointedChair man, Local Government Service Commission and Local Government Staff Pension Board 1984;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Traditional Titles

Ogboye of Ile Ife

Awards and Honours

Officer Of the Order of the Federal Republic, 1983

Hobbies

lawn tennis, church music, billiards, photography

Phone Number

034-232725

Residential Address

28, Ofobutu Road, Oluwatuyi Quarters, Akure, Ondo State