Abiola Ajimobi
Isiaka Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi // ⓘ (16 December 1949 – 25 June 2020) was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Oyo State from 2011 to 2019, he was the first person elected to the office twice.
Abiola Ajimobi | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Oyo State | |
| In office 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Alao-Akala |
| Succeeded by | Oluwaseyi Makinde |
| Senator for Oyo South | |
| In office 3 June 2003 – 5 June 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Olawuyi |
| Succeeded by | Kamorudeen Adekunle Adedibu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isiaka Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi 16 December 1949 Oja'ba, Ibadan, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 25 June 2020 (aged 70) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (2013–2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Action Congress of Nigeria (before 2013) |
| Website | www |
He was formerly the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil and Chemical Marketing Company, a subsidiary of Shell Petroleum, Nigeria. He left the oil sector in 2002 after 26 years of meritorious service and was elected in 2003 as a Senator of the Republic of Nigeria representing Oyo South Senatorial District on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). After one term in the senate, he contested in 2007 for the governorship seat of Oyo state under the banner of the All Nigeria People's Party, a bid which he lost. He contested again in the April 2011 gubernatorial elections under the Action Congress of Nigeria and was elected Governor of Oyo State in a closely contested vote. In 2019, he was succeeded by Oluwaseyi Makinde. After leaving office, he contested the Senate seat of his senatorial district but lost. In June 2020, he was confirmed to have contacted COVID-19 and was announced dead on 25 June.