07/12/2024
Senator Omueya Ede Dafinone one of the Humanitarian Service hearted Leader for Delta Youth. Nigerians needs to know more about him.
Senator Ede Omuefe Dafinone born April 10, 1962, is currently the Senator for Delta Central Senatorial District since June 13, 2023, having succeeded Ovie Omo-Agege.
Dafinone, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) since 2014, once affiliated with the Democratic People’s Party (DPP) from 2010 to 2014 and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from 1998 to 2010.
Dafinone’s father, Senator David Omueya Dafinone, holds a Guinness World Record for the largest number of members in the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Dafinone himself is a chartered accountant, a career he pursued after completing his education in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. He attended Corona School in Lagos, Kings College Lagos, and Rugby School in the UK for his early schooling.
Then he later earned a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Economics from the Victoria University of Manchester and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Exeter.
Dafinone’s professional career includes times at Touche Ross & Co. Chartered Accountants in London and Crowe Dafinone, Chartered Accountants in Lagos, where he rose to become a Partner and later Deputy Managing Partner.
Aside from his accounting career, Dafinone holds directorship positions in companies like Sapele Petroleum Limited and serves on boards such as NEXIM Bank and the National Film and Video Censors Board.
Politically, he has been a consistent participant, notably as a founding member of the PDP in Delta State and later joining the APC.