He’s rumoured to be interested in aspiring for Osun 2018 Governorship contest. He’s ‘Kunle Rasheed Adegoke popularly known as K-Rad and Founder of Tiwa n Tiwa L’Osun, a socio-political group dedicated to the growth of Osun.
He spoke to Amiloaded about his political career, school days and others….enjoy the exerpt:
Amiloaded : Good day sir, could you please briefly introduce yourself?
K-RAD : Thank you very much, Amina. I am ‘Kunle Rasheed Adegoke, also known as K-RAD, I hailed from Lalemi Compound, Ward 3, Olorunda Local Government in Osogbo, Osun State.
Amiloaded : What is your profession?
K-RAD : I am a lawyer and currently the managing partner of M. A. Banire and Associates, a law firm based in Ikeja., Lagos. I attended University of Lagos for both LLB and LLM Degrees. I was called to the Nigerian Bar in February 2003. With a great sense of modesty, I’m successful in practice.
Amiloaded : How old are you now?
K-RAD : By God’s grace, I will be 48 on September 5, 2017.
Amiloaded : Tell us about your political career?
K-RAD : I am an election petition lawyer and as an election petition lawyer, I represented AC, ACN and APC between 2007 up to 2015. I represented late Prince Abubakar Audu, former Governor of Kogi State in his election petition in 2012 up to the Supreme Court from where a blooming relationship developed till his death in 2015.
I represented APC in Gombe, Adamawa, Lagos and several other States upon the instruction of the party. It is on record that my Founding Partner, Dr. Muiz Banire, is the current National Legal Adviser of APC.
Amiloaded : You seem to be a passionate activist and humanist, how did this start? Can you take us back to your student days?
K-RAD : Yes, back in my days as a student union leader, I championed alongside other comrades the campaign against the military during the Ibrahim Babangida Regime in the course of which I paid the supreme academic price at the University of Ilorin being the Secretary General of the Union and the Secretary of NANS for Zone C.
This prompted me to write entrance exam into Unilag where I also paid supreme academic price of expulsion being an uncompromising activist, but I was reinstated by the court and graduated with a second class Upper degree.
I was among those who led the first entrance of Aregbesola in April, 2005 to flag off his campaign and have since then been in politics handling most of his and the party cases alongside many other lawyers.
Amiloaded : How popular are you?
K-RAD : I am well known to all notable and reputable leaders of APC in Osun and at the National level. I have contributed my own quota. You can verify this claim from the APC Chairman in Osun, Prince Gboyega Famodun and other leaders of the party. For now, I rest my case. Thank you very much.
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