Olalekan Adetayo, Samson Folarin, Dayo Ojerinde, Wale Oyewale and Bola Bamigbolagathered that the former acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress died at the First Cardiology Hospital
, Lagos, after battling the COVID-19 pandemic.After the news of the death broke on the social media, friends and political associates have been paying tributes to him.
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.
Tinubu said with the departure of Ajimobi, Nigeria had lost an outstanding statesman and one of its most able politicians. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, expressed sadness over the death of the former governor. “Senator Ajimobi was a distinguished Nigerian, who bestrode the economic and political space of the country like a colossus. He made his mark in the corporate world before venturing into politics.”Oyetola, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, described the death as ‘unfortunate, painful and a great loss.’
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