Kofoworola Bucknor

Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele (born 30 April 1939) is a Nigerian politician and a former deputy governor of Lagos State. She was the deputy governor to Bola Tinubu from 1999 to 2002.

Early life
Kofoworola Akerele was born on 30 April 1939, to Oni Akerele a prominent Nigerian activists and the first indigenous surgeon in Nigeria. She attended CMS Girls School Lagos before she travelled in 1949 to Surrey England for her Degree in Law.

Career
She got a diploma in Journalism in 1962, and worked as a freelance journalist for BBC and VON Magazine. She became the deputy governor of Lagos State when Bola Tinubu became governor on 29 May 1999.