Bamidele Olumilua

Bamidele Olumilua
Governor of Ondo State
In office 3 January 1992 – 17 November 1993
Deputy	Olusegun Agagu
Preceded by	Sunday Abiodun Olukoya
Succeeded by	Mike Torey
Personal details
Born	1940
Died	4 June 2020 (aged 80) Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria

Bamidele Isola Olumilua (1940 – 4 June 2020) was a Nigerian politician who was the elected governor of Ondo State, Nigeria from January 1992 to November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic,[1] elected on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform. He was forced to leave office when the military regime of general Sani Abacha took power. He served as a Nigerian diplomat to the state of Canada.[2] His deputy governor was Olusegun Agagu, who later became Governor of Ondo State from 29 May 2003 until February 2009.[3] He was the Chancellor, Ekiti State University.[4]

Olumilua joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 1998. He was appointed the Chairman of the Christian Pilgrims Board.[5] In August 2005, the PDP stated that he was no longer a member of the party.[6] He later became one of the founding members of the Action Congress (AC) party, formed in 2006.[7]

He died on 4 June 2020, aged 80.[8]

References

1. "Ex-Ondo governor, Bamidele Olumilua, is dead". 4 June 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
2. "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
3. James Sowole (26 February 2009). "Ondo - Tale of a Titanic Electoral War". ThisDay. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
4. "OLUMILUA BECOMES EKSU CHANCELLOR, PROF OSUNTOKUN PRO-CHANCELLOR". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
5. Ademola Adeyemo (10 November 2009). "Sixteen Years After - Where Are Babangida's Civilian Governors?". ThisDay. Retrieved 27 March 2003.
6. Adesina Wahab (15 August 2005). "Ekiti PDP disowns Olumilua". OnlineNigeria. Retrieved 27 March 2003.
7. "Atiku Must Apologise to AC - Olumilua". Daily Independent (Lagos). 23 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2003.
8. "Ex-Ondo governor, Bamidele Olumilua, is dead". 4 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.