He died Sunday morning in Lagos. He was aged 91.
Dafinone, who was born on March 12, 1927 in Sapele, Delta state, was a Senator in the Second Republic between 1979 and 1983.
He served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nigerian International Biographical Center, Apapa in Lagos.
The late Dafinone was also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Institute Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, National Geography Society; member Nigerian Institute International Affairs, International Biographical Society (life), National Policy Council, and Urban Land Institute.
Dafinone obtained his Bachelor of Science in Economics from University in London in 1958 and served in various capacities at the Nigerian Civil Service, Kaduna, 1946-1956.
