July 13, (THEWILL) – It is over a year since a former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, died of complications from COVID-19. For his one-year remembrance, which was held on June 25, 2021, the late governor’s widow, Florence, played host to family, friends, political associates and well wishers who came to celebrate the life and times of the late Ajimobi at their Oluyole Estate, Ibadan residence. First, a documentary video was played in honour of Ajimobi.
This was closely followed by the decoration of his widow as a Fellow of the Society For Peace Studies And Practice by the University of Ibadan. One of his daughters, Jibola and her husband gave the vote of thanks to end the ceremony. Now it is speculated that Mrs Ajimobi might be going into politics soon and she is eyeing the Senate. The rumour mill has it that pressure is being mounted on her to make a go for it. What is further lending credence to this is that a few days after the one-year remembrance of her late husband, she paid a courtesy visit to Oyo state chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Akin Oke at the party secretariat.
It would be recalled that in 2019 the late goveror had attempted to return to the Senate at the end of his tenure to represent Oyo South senatorial district. Unfortunately, he lost to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kola Balogun. To compensate him for his loss, he was appointed the acting national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. If Mrs Ajimobi takes the bait to run and she wins, she would be fulfilling her husband’s unfulfilled dream.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
