Abiola Ajimobi Laid To Rest In Ibadan

The remains of former Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has been laid to rest in Ibadan.

AllNews reports that Ajimobi, who died on Thursday, had been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of First Cardiology Consultants Hospital, Ikoyi, Lagos.

He was buried according to Islamic rites at his 6th Avenue, Yemoja Street, Oluyole Estate residence amid tight security.

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[12:05PM] @Kingbiodun_: Former Oyo State Governor Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi finally laid to rest at his Oluyole home. @segalink @ayemojubar @awatiibadan @MisterAlasiri pic.twitter.com/lGeCwaIlZv #TrafficChief

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Biography 

Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi was born 16 December 1949. 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 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 of Oyo state under the banner of the All Nigeria People's Party, a bid which he lost. 

He recontested again in the April 2011 elections under the Action Congress of Nigeria and was elected Governor of Oyo State in a closely. 

In 2003, Ajimobi became a Senator of the Republic of Nigeria. Ajimobi was a principal officer in the Senate, serving as the Deputy Minority leader of the Senate. In 2007, Ajimobi contested the gubernatorial election under the umbrella of the All Nigeria Peoples Party but lost. Ajimobi contested again in 2011 under the Action Congress of Nigeria and won. 

Ajimobi was elected as All Progressive Congress Oyo South senatorial candidate on 28 September 2018. On March 9, 2019, Ajimobi lost the Oyo South senatorial district seat to the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) Kola Balogun.