{{Short description|Nigerian politician and retired army officer}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Tunde Akogun | office = Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria | constituency = Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency | term_start = 2003 | term_end = 2011 | party = Peoples Democratic Party | occupation = Politician and retired army officer | title = | honorific_prefix = The Honourable }}
'''Tunde Akogun''' is a Nigerian politician and retired army officer who served as a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria representing the Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency from 2003 to 2011.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Akogun makes case for electoral reforms |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/12/akogun-makes-case-for-electoral-reforms/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=27 December 2025|newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref>
== Early life and background == Tunde was born in Auchi, present-day Edo State, Nigeria. He is from Akoko-Edo, Edo State, Nigeria. He is married to Tumi.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ogunsemore |first=John |date=2025-11-10 |title=Day Atiku, Gbajabiamila, Onyeama, Lai Mohammed, others showered prayers on Sarah Sanda @ 60, retirement party |url=https://thesun.ng/day-atiku-gbajabiamila-onyeama-lai-mohammed-others-showered-prayers-on-sarah-sanda-60-retirement-party/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-12-27 |newspaper=The Sun|language=en}}</ref>
==Education== He attended Holy Trinity Secondary School, Sabongida Ora. He later attended Abeokuta Grammar School, where he received his early education, before joining the Nigerian Army.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=I joined Army out of youthful exuberance |date=27 August 2016 |url=https://thesun.ng/i-joined-army-out-of-youthful-exuberance/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=27 December 2025|newspaper=The Sun}}</ref>
== Career == ===Military career=== Akogun underwent military training and built a career in the Nigerian Army, rising to the rank of Colonel before retiring from active service.<ref name=":1" />
===Political career=== Akogun was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2003 Nigerian general election to represent the Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He served two terms and left office in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency representatives |url=https://citizensciencenigeria.org/lists/representatives/Edo/lga/Akoko-Edo |website=citizensciencenigeria.org |access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref> During his tenure, he served as Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Edo 2024: Obaseki, Igbinedion, Danjuma, Ikimi, Others to Lead Advisory C'ttee for PDP Campaign Council |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2024/04/27/edo-2024-obaseki-igbinedion-danjuma-ikimi-others-to-lead-advisory-cttee-for-pdp-campaign-council/ |access-date=2025-12-27 |language=en-US|newspaper=This Day}}</ref>
In the 2011 general election, he lost his seat to Peter Akpatason of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).<ref>{{cite news |title=ACN floors PDP in Edo House of Assembly poll |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/04/acn-floors-pdp-in-edo-house-of-assembly-poll/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=27 December 2025|newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref>
== See more ==
* List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2007–2011 * List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2003–2007 * Afemai people
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