This is a strange and sad time. In less than 45 days, a number of our political allies and intimate companions have departed from our sphere to “Iwale asa” as our people will say. Among the lost gems was my dear Egbon Isiaka Abiola Akanji Ajimobi, the immediate past governor of Oyo State.

His death has been very devastating in its impact on me. Egbon was the only ally in the West to our cause and standing by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He was steadfast and unflinching in his commitment to core Yoruba values and the defence of our leadership.

This loyalty cost him a lot electorally and personally. The dark conspiracy against him was quite huge, unsparing and unrelenting. Of course, he calmly weathered the storm and survived the intrigue with a rare comportment and maturity.

Death is a necessary end for mortals. As distressing as his passage is, we are consoled by the fact that Egbon was exemplary in many ways. From his character of accommodation, loyalty, generosity, resilience and love, to courage of conviction and full constitutional tenure of eight years as the governor of Oyo, he towered shoulder-high above most.

He was born great into an illustrious family, but he earned his greatness through hard work, personal sacrifice, grim determination and the force of unconquerable human spirit. Everything he touched became gold. Certainly, Egbon Ajimobi was a colossus! He was a nice and great man.

My heart goes to his wife; Florence Ajimobi, the children and associates. I must remind them of what Allah SWT says in the Holy Quran, Suratul Ar Rahman; 55:26-27; “everyone that is on the earth will perish and pass away: and everlasting, to remain forever is the face and supreme divinity of your Lord, majestic and glorious”.

Please, be consoled that your patriarch was a fantastic human being. A complete OMOLUABI; an epitome of virtue and character. His death is a loss to all nationalists, federalists, genuine democrats and progressives. Please take solace in the enduring legacy of good governance, impactful administration and beautiful relationships he cultivated while on this side of the divide.

May God grant him honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest generation, as He forgives all his acts of indiscretion. May he find favours with his Lord and be a companion of Al Jannah Firdaus. Aamen!

Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola
Ikeja, Lagos

https://www.inform.ng/post/ajimobi-lost-electorally-due-to-his-loyalty-to-tinubu-aregbesola

Sensational headline.

RIP AJIMOBI.

His demise should serve as a lesson to other politicians forming demi-gods to do good and right things to the masses, we never can tell who will benefit from it.

I Am Susspectingt Him Of Having Direct Contact With Aba Kiary

His death has been very devastating in its impact on me. Egbon was the only ally in the West to our cause and standing by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He was steadfast and unflinching in his commitment to core Yoruba values and the defence of our leadership.
This loyalty cost him a lot electorally and personally.

If a politician lost his electoral value amongst his people then it's a clear case there's a defect with the cause/brand (Tinubu) he aligned with.

A real omoluabi will always get the support of his people.

Anyway I wish his family strength to bear the loss.

Politician's don't learn any lesson from the death of any of their colleagues..... Set's of people that can sacrifice their own children for political gain....

Can u also mention what he gained from Tinubu electorally to the point that he became a constituted authority? U are talking so confidently as though you are his next of kin

Yorubas and servitude. 70 year old man being loyal to another person

clarocuzioo:
Sensational headline.

RIP AJIMOBI.

His demise should serve as a lesson to other politicians forming demi-gods to do good and right things to the masses, we never can tell who will benefit from it.

Lool
Which lesson??

You think politicians give a flying fuccck about the masses. Politicians have been dying in this country and the ones alive have never changed their attitudes toward the masses.