The former Governor of Oyo state, and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Abiola Ajimobi is dead.
The Former Governor who has been reported dead many times on social media since he was reported to have tested positive for coronavirus, and was yet to leave the isolation centre in Lagos, was aged 70.
He was said to have died of COVID-19 complications at First Cardiology Specialist Hospital, Lagos.
According to the report by The Nation, a source close to the former Governor told the news outlet that Ajimobi breathed his last at about 4pm on Thursday 25th June 2020.
Oyo House of Representatives member, Akin Alabi, also tweeted: “Forever in my heart.”
Ajimobi was the first Oyo governor to win a second term in office.
He governed between 2011 and 2019.