Many call him, "THE BEST GOVERNOR LAGOS NEVER HAD," Jimi Agbaje is 64 years today.

The foremost Lagos politician and pharmacist was born of a banker father while his mother was a teacher. His younger brother, Segun Agbaje, is CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB).

A member of NADECO and Afenifere, he left the Alliance for Democracy (AD) for the Democratic People’s Alliance (DPA) to actualise his governorship ambition. He lost to Babatunde Fashola in the 2007 polls in Lagos State. He later joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and became its Governorship Candidate for Lagos State in 2015 and 2019. He lost both elections first against Akinwunmi Ambode and Babajide Sanwoolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Fondly called JK, Jimi Agbaje studied Pharmacy at the University of Ife after attending Saint Gregory’s College in Lagos. He established JAYKAY Pharmaceutical and Chemical Company Limited. As a businessman and philanthropist, he sits on the board of several organisations including: Oakwood Park Ltd, Atlantic Hall Secondary School Epe and Jimi Agbaje Outreach (an empowerment project for the less privileged).

He was a member of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (1999–2006); National Secretary of the Nigerian Association of General Practice Pharmacists (NAGPP) from 1987 to 1990; National Chairman NAGPP (1990–1993) and Chairman Pharmaceutical society of Nigeria Lagos State (1994–1997).

He is married to Abiola a lawyer and they have three children and several grandchildren.

Happy birthday jimi. More good life and good health ahead