Update:Ex-Oyo Gov Ajimobi Died Of COVID-19 Related Symptoms

By Olamilekan Alani

Former governor of Oyo state Abiola Ajimobi, 70, and factional chairman of All Progressive Congress(APC) died battling  after battling coronavirus-related symptoms for a month.

Ajimobi, who was governor from 2011 to 2019, was named the Acting National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress last week but never resumed.

The former governor was hospitalised at First Cardiologist and Cardiovascular Consultants Hospital, Lagos on June 2, 2020.

He was said to have tested negative for COVID-19 but the illness had caused his health to deteriorate.

Ajimobi’s wife, Florence, had earlier been hospitalised with her husband. She was, however, discharged.

He was said to be managing the illness at home before the situation worsened and he had to go to a hospital.

Like other VIPs, he was said to have opted for private treatment rather than a public facility after his condition worsened.