Yinka odumakin biography

Yinka Odumakin, was a Nigerian human rights activist and politician.
Yinka Odumakin (10 December 1966 – 3 April 2021), was a Nigerian human rights activist and politician.
On the same December 4 in 1966, Mr Odumakin was born in Moro to a devout Christian family of Latunla compound.

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He wasn’t just an activist, but a pan-Nigerian who desired that the sleeping giant called Nigeria would wake up one day to take its place among the comity of nations. Such were his hopes and aspirations until death came calling four years ago. His legacies, however, have never dwindled in the minds of Nigerians since then; SUNNY IDACHABA writes.

Peter Oluyinka Odumakin, popularly known as Yinka Odumakin, who died in 2021, was, until his death, the spokesperson of the pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere. Aside from that, he was a human rights activist and politician even though he never really occupied any political office throughout his lifetime; he worked closely with politicians at some points.

For instance, he was the spokesman to Muhammadu Buhari when the latter contested for the Presidential Election under the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in 2011. Also, in 2014, during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Yinka and his wife, Joe-Okey, were the only couple that represented different interest groups among the 492-mem

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Yinka Odumakin

Nigerian human rights activist (1966–2021)

Yinka Odumakin (10 December 1966 – 3 April 2021), was a Nigerian human rights activist and politician. Until his death, he was the national publicity secretary of Afenifere, a Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group.^[1]

Early life and education

Odumakin attended St. Augustine Primary School, Ondo State, before proceeding to CAC Grammar School, Edunabon, Osun State and Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife, Osun State. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Studies, and also graduated from University of Ghana.^[2]^[3]

Career

Odumakin played a key role in the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) that fought the government of Sani Abacha after the annulment of the 1993 Nigerian presidential election. He was among the spokespersons of the Southern and Middle Belt Leader's Forum (SMBLF). He was the spokesman of Muhammadu Buhari when he contested the 2011 Nigerian presidential election under the defunct Congress for Progressive Change. In 2

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Yinka Odumakin: A part of me don go- Joe Okei-Odumakin, wife of Afenifere spokesman react to im death

Wia dis foto come from, Yinka Odumakin

Wife of di toktok pesin of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin wey die early Saturday morning, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin don describe her husband death as sad and say a part of her don comot.

Dr Okei-Odumakin for one statement say her husband die di for intensive care unit of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) wia dem dey manage im respiratory issues wey dey due to COVID-19 complications, which she tok say e don recover from about a week ago.

Dem go make im burial arrangement public soon according to her.

Afenifere spokesperson, Yinka Odumakin don die

Di toktok pesin for di Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere Yinka Odumakin don die.

Report say di popular activist wey don sick for a while now die early Saturday morning for di Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.

One of di Yoruba leaders Prof. Banji Akintoye confam di tori to BBC Pidgin in a phone interview.

Prof. Akintoye say di news of Odumakin d