Tag: Ajimobi
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JUST IN: Drama as police deny Oyo Deputy Governor access to Ajimobi’s Fidau
A delegation of Oyo State government led by Governor Seyi Makinde’s deputy governor, Engr. Raufu Olaniyan; Alhaja Agboola, Head of Service among others were reportedly turned back from entering the Oluyole residence of late former governor Abiola Ajimobi, venue of the 8th day Fidau prayer for the deceased on Sunday. The family had announced the…
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Oyo Assembly holds special sitting for Ajimobi
Oyo State House Assembly on Tuesday held a special sitting in honour of the late former governor Abiola Ajimobi. Speaking to the Assembly, Speaker Adebo Ogundoyin said the news of the death of Ajimobi filtered into the state like a dream. He said Ajimobi’s demise was unexpected and painful because he died at a…
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‘Seyi Makinde can never ever come close to Ajimobi’s achievements’
Fatima Ganduje-Ajimobi, who is married to late Isiaka Ajimobi’s son, Idris has taken a swipe at Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. According to the daughter of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, Seyi Makinde can never surpass the achievements of the late ex-Governor Ajimobi. Fatima, who is SA to Speaker Gbajabiamila, said this in a…
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Photos: Ajimobi secretly buried in his Ibadan home
The immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has been buried. Ajimobi died, on Thursday, at a Lagos hospital from coronavirus complications. Mr Ajimobi was secretly buried at about 10 a.m. on Sunday. His burial was attended by prominent Islamic clerics including Kunle Saani, Muideen Bello, and the Chief Imam of Ibadan, Abubakri Abdulganiyu.…
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Frustration as family, clerics, Oyo govt disagree on Ajimobi’s burial site
The delay in the burial of the late former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has been attributed to a clash between the late politician’s family, Islamic leaders and the state governor, Seyi Makinde. Ajimobi’s death was announced on Thursday, June 25, 2020, and according to Islamic injunction, he was supposed to have been…
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‘He appeared robust, healthy’, Oshiomhole shares last moment interaction with Ajimobi
Suspended National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Friday recalled his last moments with the late Senator Abiola Ajimobi, relating how the deceased “brought his deep insights, candor and infectious humour to bear in his contributions as the National Vice Chairman to our discussion that day.” Oshiomhole described the former…
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Ajimobi’s aide announces burial programme
The remains of former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, would be buried on June 28 at the Senator Ishaq Abiola Ajimobi Central Mosque, Oke-Ado, Ibadan by 12 noon. Bolaji Tunji, late Ajimobi’s Media Aide, announced the burial in a statement on Friday in Ibadan. Tunji said the details of the burial ceremony were…
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REVEALED: Ajimobi died of multiple organ failure triggered by Covid-19
The Lagos State Government has disclosed former Oyo Governor Senator Abiola Ajimobi died of multiple organ failure. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, explained COVID-19 complications triggered the multiple organ failure. Ajimobi died around 4pm on Thursday at First Cardiologist and Cardiovascular Consultants Hospital, Lagos. He was admitted in the private health facility on June…
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Ex-Oyo Governor Ajimobi’s Burial postponed
The funeral of former Oyo Governor, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, has been postponed. His spokesman, Bolaji Tunji, told reporters in his Oluyole, Ibadan residence on Friday morning the family would soon make an announcement of the burial program. Tunji said: “The funeral arrangements will be announced soon by the family but it will be observed privately…