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General News of Thursday, 4 June 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Ex-Ondo governor, Olumilua, dies at 80

Late Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua Late Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua

The former governor of old Ondo State (comprising Ondo and Ekiti States), Bamidele Olumilua, has died at the age of 80.

MyNigeria.com reports that the elder statesman passed on after a brief illness.

His son, Muyiwa Olumilua, who is the Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, confirmed his father’s demise in a telephone chat.

The commissioner said, “Baba died today (Thursday) around 3 am. We thank God that he lived a good and worthy life and we are proud of his personality and achievements while alive.

“Burial arrangements will be announced later.”

Olumilua, a diplomat, who was born in 1940, died in the early hours of Thursday in his Ikere Ekiti hometown, Ekiti State.

He was governor of the old Ondo State during the Third Republic between January 1992 and November 1993 on the platform of the Social Democratic Party.