Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed sadness over the demise of the former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, describing it as a grave loss to the nation.
Ekweremadu, reacting to the sad development, described the former governor as a bridge builder and pan Nigerian, adding: “I received with a deep sense of loss the passing on of my friend, brother and colleague in the fifth Senate, Distinguished Senator Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi.
“He was an accomplished public administrator, legislator per excellent, pan Nigerian and bridge builder.
“As a grandson of a former chief in the revered Ibadan royal court and scion of former member of the defunct Western Region House of Assembly, Ajimobi brought his rich political background to bear in his service to his people and the nation as a whole.
“He no doubt excelled in political engineering and mobilisation and will forever be remembered as a jinx breaker, being the first to be reelected for a second term in office as Governor of Oyo State.
“Even in death, he is not diminished. Although he lost the protracted battle for his life, it will always be said of him that he came, he saw, and he conquered”.
In a related development, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, who represents Oyo North Senatorial District at the Senate, described the death of Senator Ajimobi as a bitter that cannot be easily swallowed.
Buhari, who served as a special adviser and a commissioner under the late governor, said he received the news of the death of Ajimobi with disbelief “because I was hopeful that he would come back to us alive.
“I have lost a brother, benefactor and political leader. It is, indeed, a sad moment. We can only pray to the Almighty Allah to forgive his sins and comfort us.”
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