By Onyewuchi Ojinnaka
Lagos-based lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, on Friday commiserated with the family of former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, who passed away on Thursday in a Lagos hospital following health complications.
While consoling the bereaved family, Ayorinde expressed his deep feeling over Ajimobi’s death, saying that he had a warm personal relationship with the late former governor of Oyo State.
A statement signed by Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN) with the caption: “The passing of H.E. Sen. Abiola Ajimobi,” reads:
“I join many of our people to commiserate with Mrs. Florence Ajimobi and the entire Ajimobi Family of Ibadanland on the demise of their father and patriarch.
“I personally enjoyed a warm relationship with him and prayerfully hoped that he would surmount the brief illness.
“May God uphold his family.”
Recall that the late former governor Abiola Ajimobi had died about 4.00pm on Thursday June 25 in Lagos at the age of 70 after battling with complicated health problems.
He was particularly admitted in First Cardiologist and Cardiovascular Consultants Hospital, Lagos on June 2, 2020.
The late politician had held sway as the governor of Oyo State from 2011 to 2019 and later became the deputy chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Just last week after the affirmation of suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of APC by the Appeal Court, the then National Working Committee (NWC) of the party made Ajimobi who was still battling with his health the Acting National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) but he never resumed till his demise.
The former governor was equally said to have tested positive to COVID-19 but later became negative but his health deteriorated due to other health-related issues.
