Clarence Olafemi was appointed acting Governor of Kogi State

Kogi State

Kogi state is found in the central region of Nigeria. It is popularly called the Confluence State because the confluence of River Niger and River Benue is at its capital, Lokoja, which is the first administrative capital of modern-day Nigeria....

, Nigeria

Nigeria

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 in February 2008 after the election of governor Ibrahim Idris

Ibrahim Idris

Ibrahim Idris Adejo is a Nigerian businessman who was elected Governor of Kogi State in Nigeria in April 2003 and reelected in April 2007. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party .-Background:...

 was annulled.
He handed back to Ibrahim Idris on 29 March 2008 after Idris had won a fresh election.

Olafemi was born in the Mopa-Muro

Mopa-Muro

Mopa-Muro is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Mopa on the A123 highway.It has an area of 901 km² and a population of 44,037 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 261....

 Local Government Area of Kogi State.
He is a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University

Ahmadu Bello University

Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria....

, Zaria

Zaria

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. He was a governorship candidate in the old Kwara State

Kwara State

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Olafemi was elected to the Kogi State house of assembly for the Mopamuro Constituency in April 2007 on the People's Democratic Party

People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...

 (PDP) platform.
In September 2007 the Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal in Lokoja

Lokoja

Lokoja is the capital city of Kogi State, in central Nigeria, and is a port on Niger River.-History:Founded by William Balfour Baikie according to European historical records, although there have been indigenous people living in the area for thousands of years...

 nullified his election.
He appealed this decision, and in February 2008 the Court of Appeal in Abuja

Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...

 upturned the judgement.
In July 2008 he was called before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is a Nigerian law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as advance fee fraud and money laundering...

(EFCC) to explain his role in the alleged misappropriation of N12 billion belonging to the state.

In April 2010 he was an aspirant to become a candidate for the 2011 Kogi State governorship elections.