A former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, is dead.
He was aged 70.
The PUNCH gathered that the former acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress died at the First Cardiology Hospital, Lagos, after battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
He was reported to have been on a life support before giving up the ghost on Thursday.
After the news of the death broke on the social media, friends and political associates have been paying tributes to him.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), offered condolences to the government and people of Oyo State.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President noted that Ajimobi’s contributions to the development of the state and the nation would be remembered.
The statement read,
“The President commiserates with the family of the former governor, who served the country as a Senator, 2003, before winning the governorship election in 2011, remaining steadfast and consistent in his progressive views, and working assiduously for the creation of the All Progressives Congress.
“As the party chieftain bows out, President Buhari believes he left the world at a crucial moment when the party and the country needed his counsel to heal and grow, noting that his absence will be sorely felt by all associates, particularly in the APC.”
