Bamigboye: Nigeria has lost a hero, says Kwara PDP guber aspirant

Date: 2018-09-23

A governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, has described the demise of the first military governor of the state, Brigadier General David Lasisi Bamigboye (rtd) as one death too many.

He said Kwara State and Nigeria as a whole had lost a hero, whose uncanny sense of patriotism and sheer allegiance to the nation could not be quantified.

In a statement issued from Abuja on Saturday, Ajia said he was saddened upon being informed of the death of the elderstateman.

The PDP gubernatorial candidate hopeful noted that the deceased pioneering efforts in the area of education and developmental strides when he held sway as number one citizen would remain indelible and a reference for those conscious of making new Kwara.

Ajia recalled that the administration of the late Bamigboye established Kwara State Polytechnic, which was then referred to as Kwara State School of Technology, state Library and other educational foundations that made the state a "modicum of knowledge".

He maintained that in the military front, the first Kwara administrator, contributed immeasurably to the stability of the nation during crises that nearly perforated the unity and cohesion of the country.

"At New Kwara Movement, we are saddened to be informed about the death of our hero and an iconic figure of repute, Brigadier General David Lasisi Bamigboye (rtd). This is one death too many. As the first military governor of Kwara State, his commitment to the development of the state was unquantifiable.

"We recall with nostalgia the pioneering efforts of our father in the area of education and other developmental strides. Of particular interest are Kwara State Polytechnic, State Library and the likes, which unarguably made Kwara a modicum of knowledge in the comity of States.

"But in as much as we are grieving over General Bamigboye's death, we are comforted that he lived an exemplary life that people of good conscience can emulate in their various undertakings. As his contributions to our dear state remain indelible, he would be remembered at all times. We pray to Almighty God to grant him eternal rest", Ajia said.

The governorship aspirant condoled the family, the Omu-Aran community and the entire people of the state on the death of the first military governor of the state.

Born December 7, 1940, the late former military governor died on Friday in Lagos at the age of 78. He hailed from Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State and was the military governor of the State between May 1967 and July 1975.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bisi Oyeleke     Kwara     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Shettima     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Sango-UITH Road     Amos Bajeh     Musibau Akanji     Aro Yahaya     Usman Yunusa     Quranic Recitation Competition     Iyeru Grammar School     Labour Party     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Tanke     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Moshood Mustapha     Yoruba     Illyasu Abdullahi     Yunus Oniboki     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Shola Odetundun     Dauda Adesola     JUSUN     Otuka     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Abraham Ojo     Police Commissioner     Bursary     Nigeria Customs Service     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Teachers Specific Allowance     Yusuf A. Usman     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Gobir     Alapansapa     Kola Adesina     Gbugbu     Solomon Edoja     Tafida Of Kaiama     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Bashir Badawi     Suleiman Abubakar     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Dorcas Afeniforo     Public Holiday     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Albert Ogunsola     Goodluck Jonathan     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Elewu     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Mogaji Aare     Saliu Tunde Bello     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Kunle Akogun     Isa Aremu     SAPZ Project     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Yeketi     Suwa-Arabs     Simeon Ajibola     Na\'Allah     Adaramaja     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Funmilayo Mohammed     AGILE Programme     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Mumeen Lah     Olawuyi     Face Masks     Olaiya Zuberu     Okeose Christian Cementary    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Lanre Aremu     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Ahmad Lawan     Ubandoma     Seni Saraki     Ope Saraki     Ilota     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Arca Santa     General Hospital, Offa     Ethical College     Mogaji Aare     Baaziki Sulaiman     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Wahab Egbewole     Segun Olawoyin     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Sam Onile     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Alanamu     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Olam Food Ingredients     Ijakadi     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Yaman     GAMA     Solomon Edojah     Talaka Parapo     Durbar Festival     Gbenga Olawepo     Maja     Olatunji Bamgbola     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Abdullahi Atanda     Col. Adedipe     Fatai Olodo     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Musa Alhassan Buge     New Nigeria People’s Party     Oladimeji Thompson     Ayo Salami     Orisun Igbomina     IQRA College     Umar Adelodun     Abdullahi Samari     Yakubu Danladi     Unicontinental Construction Company     Risikat Lawal     Mukhtar Shagaya     Teachers Specific Allowance     Dankaka     Salaudeen Oyewale     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Gobirawa     Kwara Consultative Forum     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Kwara State Government     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     20 Billion Bond     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Rihanat Ajia     Students Union Government     Oke-Ero     General Hospital     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Hassan A. Saliu     Ballah     Toyin Abdullahi     N-Power     Olokoba Sulyman     Diagnostic Centre