Adebayo Johnson Bankole
Adebayo Johnson Bankole (born October 27, 1945), also known as Honourable Bankole, is a Nigerian politician and a two time commissioner in Oyo State, Nigeria. He served as a commissioner under both Governor Alao Akala and Governor Kolapo Ishola’s administration.

Early years
Adebayo Bankole was born in Ile Bale Ajinapa in Orire Local Government Area of Ogbomoso land on October 27, 1945 to the family of Pa Jacob Bankole and Madam Abigail Bankole. 
He started his elementary school at St Stephen Primary School Ajinapa in 1952. In 1954, he was transferred to St David's Primary School, Ogbomoso because the school he was attending at Ajinapa didn't have enough students to continue standard one then and completed his primary school in 1958. 
In 1959, he proceeded to Anglican Secondary Modern School, Ogbomoso where he was awarded Secondary Modern School Certificate in 1961.
He went to Kaduna in 1962. There he attended Secretarial Studies; after graduation, got employed as Secretary-typist at Africa Alliance Insurance company, Kaduna and later appointed Secretary to the District Manager, of the Defunct Nigeria Airways, Kaduna. He attended Staff Development Center, Kaduna where he studied for G.C.E. He passed GCE ordinary level in 1969 and advanced level in 1970 and 1971.
He travelled to the United States of America in September 1971. In January 1972, he registered at Fordham University, Bronx, New York City and was awarded Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting in June 1974. He proceeded to Baruch College, City University of New York in September 1974 completed and was awarded Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and Investments in February 1976.

Career
Armed with these formidable academic laurels, he joined Central Bank of Nigeria as Research Assistant in the Department of Research in September 1976. He was later transferred to the Capital Issues Commission which later transformed to the present-day Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as financial analyst. He left for private sector in January 1978, worked with City Securities Limited (stockbrokers), Lagos and was trained as Dealer on the floor of the Nigeria Stock Exchange. He moved on to M. L. Securities Limited (stockbrokers); dealt on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. 
He returned to Ogbomoso in 1985 to start farming and agro-allied business at Olugbemi village near Ajinapa with factory at Aroje village, Ogbomoso. Pressure from Ogbomoso community in Tewure took him away from this project to politics.

Political life
He contested and won councillorship to Oyo Local Government in 1987 representing Ikoyi constituency until 1989 when Orire Local Government was created on the disputed land between Ogbomoso and Oyo. 
He served as Oyo state Commissioner for Health and Social Welfare from 1992 to 1993. He was elected a member of National Constitutional Conference in Abuja in 1994-1995. He was appointed Chairman Governing Board of Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi from 2001 – 2004.
He was appointed Oyo state Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Planning in February 2006 and reappointed to the same office in May 2007 and served till May 2011. He was awarded Fellow of the Chartered Institute of stockbrokers in 2009.

Church
In spite of his busy schedule Bankole, never shunned his responsibility to his maker. He was born into the Anglican Church family in Ajinapa as his late Uncle, Chief Oguntebo Bankole, started the Anglican Church and the primary School. He is an active member of the Anglican Christian Circle, Cathedral of St David, Ogbomoso. He played a significant role in actualizing the establishment of the Anglican Diocese for Ogbomoso which was hitherto under Ibadan Diocese. When the Ogbomoso Anglican Diocese was finally approved in 2004, Bankole served as a member of the Implementation Committee under the able Chairmanship of late Justice Onalaja. He was appointed the Chairman, Local Organizing Committee that went round the country raising funds for the take-off of the Diocese. In May 2010, he was appointed the First Lay Deputy President of the Ogbomoso Anglican Diocese. In 2017, he was appointed as Baba Ijo of the Ogbomoso Anglican Diocese.
He is married and has many children.