Lamidi Adedibu
Chief Lamidi Adedibu | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Lamidi Ariyibi Akanji Adedibu 24 October 1927 Oja-Oba, Ibadan, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria) |
Died | 11 June 2008 Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria | (aged 80)
Political party | Peoples Democratic Party |
Other political affiliations |
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Children | Kamorudeen Adekunle Adedibu |
Occupation | Politician |
aristocratic power broker in Oyo State, Nigeria. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo described him as the "father of the PDP".[1]
Adedibu was born on 24 October 1927 at Oja-Oba,
chieftaincy ruling house.[2]
Adedibu entered politics in the 1950s,
His brand of politics was described as a blend of populism and raw thuggery that often compelled either violent loyalty or violent opposition.[5]
It was said that nobody assumed any political post in Oyo state without Adedibu's approval, leading to him being called "the strong man of Ibadan politics".[1] His son, Kamorudeen Adekunle Adedibu, was elected Senator for Oyo South in April 2007.[6] Senator Teslim Folarin, elected to the Senate for Oyo Central was his protégé.[7] Rasheed Ladoja, who became governor of the state in May 2003, was another protégé, although by August 2004, Ladoja and Adedibu were locked in a fierce struggle over allocation of government appointees.[8]
Adedibu died at the University College Hospital in Ibadan on 11 June 2008, leaving the chiefly rank and title of the Ekarun of
line of succession.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Nigeria loses a prominent politician, Lamidi Adedibu". News Agency of Nigeria. 12 June 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Femi Ajayi. "THE DEMISE OF A LEADER: THE CONSPIRACY THEORY OF THREE STOOGES AND SOME NIGERIANS". NigeriaWorld. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ "The ghost of Lamidi Adedibu, By Oladeinde Olawoyin". 29 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "The passage of Lamidi Adedibu". Sun News Publishing. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2010.[dead link]
- ^ From Iyabo Lawal; Azimazi Momoh Jimoh; Tunji Omotoye; Julius Alabi (11 June 2008). "Chief Lamidi Adedibu dies at 81". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "There is No Democracy to Celebrate - Adedibu". Daily Independent. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Emmanuel Aziken (13 July 2009). "Presidency is snubbish of National Assembly —Senator Folarin, Senate Leader". Vanguard. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Olawale Olaleye (17 August 2004). "Oyo PDP Crisis: Is the Storm Over?". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2009.