Ex-Kwara deputy governor dies at 95
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.
Oasis Muslim Care Foundation Ilorin Durbar Saliu Tunde Bello IFK Haruna Tambiri Mohammed Onilupeju Of Ilupeju Okedare General Hospital, Ilorin Issa Oloruntogun Ladi Hassan Nagode Alore Bahago Ishaq Salman AIT Ilorin Kazeem Adekanye COVID Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan Kwara State University Of Education GGDSS Pakata Isau John Kehinde Salako Adamu Jemilat-Baki Babaloja-General Shero Abubakar Atiku ER-KANG Mining Shuaib Abdulkadir NIPR Issa Baba Lukman Adeloyin Hakeem Lawal Abdulkarim Adisa United Nigeria Airline Ilorin Muslim Community CCEPE Al-Adaby TETFUND Surajudeen Akanbi Ubandoma Of Ilorin Ilorin Curfew Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Fola Consultant Ajibola Saliu Ajia Abdulquawiy Olododo Muhammadu Buhari Durosinlohun Atiku Olatunde Michaels Gambari Risikat Lawal Dauda Adeniran Adeshola Matthew Babaoye Umar Ayinla Saro Aso Ofi CLAY POT Harafat E. Mukadam Shonga Farm Project Valsolar Consortium Ramat Oganija Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Baruten Rebecca Olanrewaju Iliasu PAACO-PCL Consortium Col. Ibrahim Taiwo Rabiu Kwankwaso Monsurat Omotosho Aliyu Kora Sabi Olatinwo Awoye Ibraheem Adeola Katibi Gbemi Saraki Abdulrazaq Sanni IYA ALFA NLA Ubandoma Ayeyemi Sulaiman Oko-Erin

