Olusegun Agagu
| Olusegun Agagu | |
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| Deputy Governor | |
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In office January 1992 – November 1993 |
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| Federal Minister of Aviation | |
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In office 29 May 1999 – 2000 |
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| Succeeded by | Kema Chikwe |
| Federal Minister of Power and Steel | |
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In office 2000–2002 |
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| Succeeded by | Olu Agunloye |
| 15th Governor of Ondo State | |
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In office 29 May 2003 – 23 February 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Adebayo Adefarati |
| Succeeded by | Olusegun Mimiko |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 February 1948 Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria |
| Died | 13 September 2013 (aged 65) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Olufunke Agagu |
| Education | St. Luke’s Anglican School, Okitipupa (Primary education), Ebenezer African Church School, Ibadan |
| Religion | Christianity |
Olusegun Kokumo Agagu (16 February 1948 – 13 September 2013) was a Nigerian politician who was Governor of Ondo State in Nigeria from 29 May 2003 until February 2009, when a court voided his re-election as governor on account of electoral irregularities. He was replaced as Governor of Ondo State by Olusegun Mimiko, his political rival, based on a court injunction. His name, Olusegun, means "God is victorious". He was a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).
He commenced his elementary education at St. Luke’s Anglican School, (now known as St. Paul’s Anglican School) Okitipupa, in 1954. In January 1958, he moved to live with his cousin, Edward Fagbohun in Ibadan, where he continued his primary education at Ebenezer African Church School, Oke-Ado, Ibadan. In 1959 he transferred to Kano in 1959 where he studied at the Ebenezer Methodist School and Baptist Primary School Sabon-Gari, Kano. He then moved back to Ebenezer African Church School, Ibadan where he completed his primary education in 1960. Thereafter, he was in Ibadan Grammar School between January 1961 and 1967 where he passed his West African School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate examinations. He was admitted to the University of Ibadan in 1968 to study Botany but later changed to Geology in which he graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Second Class Upper Division, in 1971. As an undergraduate, his academic record was replete with laurels and prizes.
Agagu went to the University of Texas between 1973 and 1974 for his master's degree in Geology. Returning to Nigeria, he obtained a Ph.D degree in Petroleum Geology from the University of Ibadan in 1978.
He was elected Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Nigeria from January 1992 to November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic, elected on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform. As the Deputy Governor in Ondo State, the combination of his knowledge as a Geologist, resourcefulness and his untiring efforts led to the State becoming an oil producing state, a feat that massively expanded the economic base of the State. He was forced to leave office when the military regime of general Sani Abacha took power.
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