Chief Abdulkareem Adebisi Bamidele Akande CFR (// ⓘ; born 16 January 1939) is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Osun State from 1999 to 2003, as a member of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) party.

[3] A national daily, ThisDay newspaper said that the murder could have been linked to the feud between Akande and the deputy governor, Iyiola Omisore.

[13] Akande ran for re-election in 2003, but was defeated by Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Erelu Olusola Obada of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

[15] In January 2006, the convoy of AD leaders who supported Chief Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa faction instead of Akande as the party's national chairman was attacked by thugs in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State.

[17] In June 2005, Akande attended an International Conference on Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria held at the Imperial College, London.

[20] Speaking in February 2009, Akande said the only solution to hostage-taking in the Niger Delta area was to give youths employment opportunities, and to involve them in decision making.

Speaking in favour of democracy, he stated that when the AD governors accepted President Olusegun Obasanjo's request to avoid local council polls, they fell into a trap.