Immediate past Oyo Governor Abiola Ajimobi is dead.
He was said to have died of COVID-19 complications at First Cardiology Specialist Hospital, Lagos.
He was 70.
A source close to the former Governor told newsmen that Ajimobi breathed his last at about 4pm on Thursday.
Oyo House of Representatives member, Akin Alabi, also tweeted: “Forever in my heart.”
Ajimobi was the first Oyo governor to win a second term in office.
He governed between 2011 and 2019.