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.
Ajase-Ipo Hussein Olokooba Garment Factory Ishola Balogun Fulani JSSCE Igbaja Baba Idris Abegunde Goke Agbarere Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim Kolo Y.A. Abdulkareem Suleiman Abubakar Opobiyi Charles Ibitoye Idowu Aremu Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja Funmilayo Mohammed Aliyu Muhammed Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Jare Olatundun Abdulkadir Orire Abdulrazaq Sanni Nigerian Medical Association Gani Saadu Oluranti Idowu Vishvas KOZ Tractors Abdulrazaq Adebayo Ibrahim Bio Special Agro-Industrial Hub Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria Patience Jonathan Presidential Election Bola Ahmed Tinubu National Pilot Ahmad Uthman Otunba Taiwo Joseph Hassanat Bello Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode Fatai Adeniyi Garba Makama Zainab Abass Tsaragi-Share Bello Taoheed Abubakar Chief Imam Of Offa Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa Oyun Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon Government High School (GHS), Adeta Oluronke Adeyemi Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations Atunwa National Democratic Congress Simeon Sayomi Yakubu Danladi Kwara United Ojuekun Baba Isale Naira Redesign John Kehinde Salako Yakubu Gobir Saba Jibril Quranic Recitation Competition Mohammed Danjuma AbdulGaniyu Kareem Idris Garuba Esinniobiwa Quareeb Oba Of Jebba Oba Abdulrahim Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu Women Radio Fatima Abolore Jimoh NFAI PPS KWSIEC