David Bamigboye
Femi David Lasisi Bamigboye // ⓘ(7 December 1940 – 21 September 2018) was a Nigerian military commander and politician of Kwara State from May 1967 to July 1975, after it had been split from the old Northern Region during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon.
Femi David Bamigboye | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Kwara State | |
| In office 28 May 1967 – July 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Hassan Katsina (Northern Region) |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Taiwo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1940 Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria |
| Died | 21 September 2018 (aged 77) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Nigeria |
| Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
David Bamigboye is a member of the Igbomina ethnic group. His younger brother is Theophilus Bamigboye, another military ruler turned politician.
In 1968 he created the Kwara State Ministry of Education, with a department to handle Scholarship/Bursary matters. In 1971 he announced a decision to establish the Kwara State Polytechnic, which came into existence in 1972. In December 1972 he opened the new premises of Ola-Olu Hospital with accommodation for thirty-five beds.
In 1977, some properties he owned in Ilorin were seized, not to be returned until 26 years later in May 2003.
In 2009, his son, Femi David Bamigboye was appointed special assistant to the Kwara State governor.