Ex-Kwara deputy governor dies at 95

Date: 2020-12-17

A former deputy governor of Kwara, Chief Simeon Sayomi, is dead.

His son, Ola confirmed his death in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ilorin.

According to him, the former deputy governor died in his hometown, Igosun in Oyun Local Government Area of the state.

Ola said that his father died after a brief illness.

“He died on Wednesday night between 9:30p.m. and 10:p.m. He was born on Oct. 10, 1925.

“We will miss him because he was a hero to us in everything,” he said.

Simon Sayomiwas the deputy governor of the state from 1999 to 2003 under the administration of late Muhammed Lawal.

The duo lost their re-election bid to Dr Bukola Saraki during the 2003 governorship election. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     John Olobayo     Kwara Apc     Ibrahim Gambari     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Abdulwahab Oba     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Magaji Are     AbdulGafar Tosho     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Ayo Adeyemi     Alao Ayotunde     Yomi Ogunsola     Olatunji Moronfoye     JAMB     Oyelere Oyinloye     Abdulazeez Arowona     VADA     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Dele Momodu     Towoju     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Kola Bukoye     Bamikole Omishore     New Naira Notes     Sabo-Oke     Amule     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Frootify     Mustapha Olanipekun     MAI Akande     Adesoye     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Simeon Ajibola     Oluronke Adeyemi     Yahaya A Paniyaro     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Offa Descendants Union     Ahmad Uthman     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Alliance For Democracy     Senate Presidency     Osi     Aisha Buhari     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Mamman Saba Jibril     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Wale Oladepo     Amuda Aluko     Kulende-UITH     Ilorin.Info     AGM Professional Services     Shehu Salau     Moshood Bakare     NITDA     Chief Imam Of Offa     National Pilot     Obayomi Azeez     Madawaki     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Olabimpe Olani     Tope Daramola     Abdulfatai Baakini     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Sarkin Malamai     Isau     Just Law Forum     Tunde Oyawoye     Moses Salami     Afonja Descendants Union     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Arandun     Ilorin West    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Nnazua     Hamidu Olowo     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Deji Ajani     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Haleeman Salman     Toyin Abdullahi     Bello Oyebanji     Ganiyu Taofiq     ASMAU PLAZA     Idi-Ape     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Muritala Awodun     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Women Radio     Sardauna     New Naira Notes     COVID-19 Palliatives     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Village Alive Development Association     Kwarareports     Summit University     Madawaki     The Herald     Tunji Arosanyin     Tunji Oyawoye     Yemi Sanni     Mubarak Oladosu     Ilorin     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Jelili Yusuf     Femi Gbajabiamila     Simon Sayomi     Isaac Gbenle     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Aso-ofi     Moro     Suwa-Arabs     Lanre Badmus     SWAN     Shettima     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Mashood Dauda     Balogun Ajikobi     JUSUN     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Adeleke Ogungbe     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Babata     Kuliyan Geri     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Dogara     Adebara     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Kayode Ibrahim     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Yahaya Muhammad     Kubra Kazum     Ojo Isekuse     Teachers Specific Allowance     Mohammed Kamaludeen     General Hospital, Ilorin     Jide Oyinloye     Quarry Royal Valley     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Jumoke Gafar     Offa Poly     Rabiu Kwankwaso     UNIFEMGA     Alikinla     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa