The immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has remained COVID-19 positive two weeks after being admitted at the First Cardiologist and Cardiovascular Consultants Hospital, Lagos
.learnt that Ajimobi, who is the Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, had been hospitalised since June 2, 2020.
Like other VIPs, he was said to have opted for private treatment rather than a public facility after his condition worsened.A source close to the family said the former governor had an underlying ailment which was not unusual for men his age.
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