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From Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan
A Nigerian, Adekunle Osibogun, has been elected Deputy Mayor of Buckingham in England, United Kingdom.
Osibogun, who was elected on Monday, May 22, for a period of one year, will deputise for the new mayor of the town, who was also elected for a period of one year.
Communications Manager to Osibogun, Maxwell Adeleye, in a statement in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday, said Osibogun is currently a councillor, representing Buckingham South on the Buckingham Town Council.
He is also a council member on Buckinghamshire County Council, representing Buckingham East. He sits on both councils as a member of the Conservative and Unionist Party after the council elections that took place on May 6, 2021.
Buckingham is a town in North Buckinghamshire in South East England. Osibogun’s tie to the community began in 2004 when he arrived in Buckingham for his second undergraduate degree.
As the new deputy mayor, he will assist the town mayor with council meetings and promoting community focused initiatives; addressing residents concerns and overseeing the town’s public service departments to ensure they operate effectively.
Osibogun hails from Ijebu-Ode, Ogun-State, South West, Nigeria and a former House of Representatives candidate for Ijebu Central federal constituency during the 2019 general election in Nigeria.
