April 15, (THEWILL) – The wife of the former Governor of Oyo State, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, has lamented the vacuum created by the death of her husband, Abiola Ajimobi.
Recall that Ajimobi died on Thursday, June 25, 2020, at a private hospital in Lagos, after spending weeks in intensive care for coronavirus complications.
He was 70.
Mrs Ajimobi also recounted how her mother gave birth to her when she was barely 16 years of age including how Senator Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi ‘chased’ her when he met her.
According to her, “When I met Abiola Ajimobi, I was working at Femi Johnson in Dugbe. He was working at National Oil with an office close to mine. It was in January 1980 that we met at the bank, I think Union Bank. A few months later, in April of the same year, I was walking in front of his office, not too far from mine.
“He approached me again, impeccably dressed in suits. He asked me where I was going, I told him I was going to have lunch.
“He said that was exactly what he was going to do too. It was a lie! Of course, you know men. Later, he told me he was an altar boy at St Patrick’s’– of course, that was another scope–all because he knew I was a Christian and he was born a Muslim.
“Later, in the same year, we got married. We courted for some seven months. I had an unconditional love for him. I still do.”
“My parents were in love but never got married. But when I was conceived, my mom took care of me alone till I got to meet my dad at six. We have remained close since that time.”
Speaking on life after the death of her husband, she said, “The experience was traumatic for me. It made me feel so empty. I don’t like talking about it, but since I am here, I guess we will talk about it.
“As a couple, we passed through a lot. The COVID-19 that took him away was unfortunate. We both tested positive. It was an experience that I don’t like to remember.
“However, I must thank God, for He has been sustaining me, I must thank the whole Ajimobi Family and the political family too. God made us enjoy our marriage for 40 years. But I will say it here that life has not been the same without him.
“I must also confess that my husband really spoilt me. He did everything possible for me. He protected me, he shielded me. As a matter of fact, I never had anything to do with a bricklayer or mechanic. The first time a young man came looking for me and he said he was a mechanic, I shed tears.
“I never had any business attending to maintenance issues. But as a believing Christian, I have come to accept God’s will.
“But I miss him the more every other day. I cry and cry… You see, he shielded me so much, I never had any reason to go to any radio or television station. He did not want anybody to throw stuff at me, he never wanted anybody to hurt me.”
