Abiola Ajimobi

Nigerian politician, former Governor of Oyo State

Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi (16 December 1949 – 25 June 2020) was a Nigerian politician[1] from Oyo State. He 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 the governorship of Oyo state under the banner of the All Nigeria People's Party, a bid which he lost.[2] He was also an oil businessman.

He died from COVID-19 on 25 June 2020, aged 70.[3][4]

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  2. Tinubu reconciles Lam Adesina, Ajimobi Archived 27 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. The Nation (24 October 2009)
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  4. "Ajimobi loses COVID-19 battle at 70, Buhari, others mourn". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-06-26.