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.

Offa Poly     Kumbi Titilope     MINILS     March 28     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Tunji Ajanaku     Christopher Odetunde     Muritala Olarewaju     NIPOGA     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Bayo Onimago     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Femi Gbajabiamila     Ahmed \'Lateef     Adisa Logun     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Alanamu     Ogidi-Oloje     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Adegoke Bamidele     Sadiq Buhari     Yahaya Muhammad     Alabe     Kwara State Television     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Aiyedun     Funke Adedoyin     Tunji Moronfoye     Zainab Abass     Bolaji Nagode     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     KWAFFA     Plat Technologies Limited     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Fatai Olodo     Doyin Awoyale     Ike Ekweremadu     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Olateju Lukman     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Umar Saro     Rasheed Jimoh     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     ARMTI     Afonja     Kehinde Baale     Hassan Oyeleke     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Omoniyi     TIIDELab     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Oke Sunna     Onilu     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Okanlawon Musa     IYA ALFA NLA     Democracy Day     Kwara Poly     Ghali Alaaya     Quran     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Sardauna     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Ahman Pategi University     Hassan Saliu     Danhawa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Salihu Ajia     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Mustapha Olanipekun     Oyawoye     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Benin Republic     Kunle Suleiman     Kawu Baraje     Garba Ado Sanni     Mohammed Abdulahi     Durosinlohun Atiku     KWASEIC     Ronke Adeyemi     Yeketi     Idi-Ape     Owode Market     Ballah     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Photo News     Sherif Sagaya     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Oloriegbe     Ogbondoroko     Isiaka Oniwa     Balogun Ajikobi     Suleiman Abubakar     Saka Onimago     Popo-Igbonna     Idris Amosa Saidu     Saduki Lafiagi     Saka Isau     Cassava Growers\' Association     Gani Saadu     Durbar Festival     Bello Oyebanji     Gbenga Olawepo     Isiaka Gold     Rachael Obisesan     NIPOGA     Halimat Yusuf     Summit University     Dunmade     Kwara State Television     Dagbalodo     Olaiya Lawal     Aliyu Alhassan     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Yinka Aluko     Maryam Nurudeen     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Kola Ologbondiyan     Asa     Forgo Battery Company Limited     S.O. Opowoye     Iyiola Oyedepo     Omoniyi Ayinla     Osinbajo     Saka Keji     Amos Sayo     Yekeen Alabi     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Afeyin-Olukuta     Saraki     Amos Justus Sayo     Sobi Hill     Doyin Awoyale     Guber Aspirant     Aliyu Sabi     Elelu     Adebayo Salami     Yakub Lai Gobir