Victor Omololu Olunloyo
Victor Omololu Olunloyo | |
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Governor of Oyo State | |
In office October 1983 – December 1983 | |
Preceded by | Bola Ige |
Succeeded by | Oladayo Popoola |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 April 1935 |
Children | Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo (daughter) |
Victor Omololu Olunloyo (born 14 April 1935) is a mathematician who became
Early life
Victor Omololu Sowemimo Olunloyo was born in Ibadan on 14 April 1935. His father, Horatio Olunloyo was Christian and his late mother Alhaja Bintu Tejumola Abebi Olunloyo who died October 2013 at 102-year-old was Muslim.[1] His father died in December 1948 when Victor Olunloyo was 13 years old.[2] Olunloyo gained a Ph.D. from
Olunloyo was appointed Commissioner for Economic Development for the
Governor of Oyo State
In 1983, Olunloyo ran for governor of the old Oyo State on the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) platform, and defeated the incumbent, Bola Ige of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), assuming office in October 1983. His term ended three months later when General Muhammadu Buhari took power and dismissed the elected government on December 31, 1983.[4]
Later career
In November 2002, Olunloyo said he would be a candidate for governor of Oyo State in the April 2003 elections.[3] However, Rasheed Ladoja was eventually chosen as the PDP candidate. In 2009, he was chairman of a panel to investigate the collapse of a part of the Pharmacy section of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. The panel laid blame on the contractor and on the state government, drawing attack from the Oyo State governor Adebayo Alao-Akala.[5] He was elected chairman of the PDP Planning and Strategy Committee for Ibadanland to prepare for the 2011 election, and was also made chairman of the PDP Media and Publicity Committee for the state.[6] In 2012, Olunloyo abandoned the PDP political party and joined ACN.[7]
References
- ^ a b FEMI ADEOTI (October 23, 2009). "Olunloyo on 1983 Oyo guber Bola Ige planned to rig". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on November 28, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
- ^ "The Olunloyo Women's Foundation". The Olunloyo Women's Foundation. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ a b Scott W. Williams. "Victor Omololu S. Olunloyo". State University of New York at Buffalo. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ Matthews, Martin P. Nigeria: current issues and historical background. p. 121.
- ^ Iyabo Lawal (September 29, 2009). "Oyo commissioner, Olunloyo disagree over report on collapsed LAUTECH building". Online Nigeria Daily News. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ Wole Efunnuga (October 11, 2009). "2011: There may be no automatic ticket for Oyo PDP aspirants -Dr Omololu Olunloyo". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ "Olunloyo Leaves PDP for ACN, Articles | THISDAY LIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13.