Oja-Iba, Ibadan.
Ajimobi
Isiaka
B.Sc (Honors) in Business Administration and Finance
Masters of Science (MBA)
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Senator of the Republic of Nigeria; Principal officer in the Senate serving as the Deputy Minority leader of the Senate, 2003
Gubernatorial election candidate under the umbrella of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) 2007
Governor of Oyo State May 2011, All Progressive Congress
All Progressive Congress (APC)
In 2003, Ajimobi became a Senator of the Republic of Nigeria. He was a principal officer in the Senate, serving as the Deputy Minority leader of the Senate. In 2007, He contested the gubernatorial election under the umbrella of the All Nigeria Peoples Party but lost. Ajimobi contested again in 2011 under the Action Congress of Nigeria and won.
He contested for a second term in April 11, 2015 under the All Progressive Congress for re-election against two of his predecessors in office, Christopher Alao Akala and Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja. In the event of his re-election into office as the Governor, Ajimobi is the first person to occupy the seat twice and as well in succession.
Ajimobi was elected as All Progressive Congress Oyo South senatorial candidate on 28 September 2018.
On March 9, 2019, Ajimobi lost the Oyo South senatorial district seat to People’s Democratic Party Kola Balogun.
On June 17, The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) endorsed Ajimobi as the acting national chairman of the party.
On June 18, Ajimobi was rumoured to have died but it turned out to be false.
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