JUST IN: Former Ondo state Governor Olumilua is dead
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Jun 04, 2020
Former Ondo State Governor, Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua has died.
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His eldest son, Muyiwa Olumilua, who is Ekiti Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, announced the elder statesman's death on Thursday.
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He said his father died at his Ikere-Ekiti country home in the wee hours of Thursday after a brief illness.
It was gathered that the second civilian governor passed on a few weeks after his 80th birthday.
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The late Olomilua was the Governor of old Ondo State from January 1992 to November 1993 during the Third Republic.
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He was elected under the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) until General Sani Abacha truncated civilian administration and restored a military regime.
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