Ayo Fasanmi

Ayorinde Fasanmi // ⓘ(27 September 1925[1][2] – 29 July 2020) was a Nigerian pharmacist and politician.[3][4][5][6]

Ayo Fasanmi
Born(1925-09-27)27 September 1925
Ekiti State, Nigeria
Died29 July 2020(2020-07-29) (aged 94)
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupation(s)
politician
pharmacist
Years active1978–2020

Early life

He was born in 1925 at Iye Ekiti, a local government area of Ekiti State, southwestern Nigeria.[7] He attended St Paul's primary school, Ebutte Metta and Government School, Ibadan before he proceeded to the Pharmacy School of Yaba where he received a diploma certificate in pharmacy.[8] He practiced as a pharmacist at Oshogbo briefly before he joined the Nigerian politics.[9]

Political career

He joined the Unity Party of Nigeria in 1978 and was a candidate in the Ondo State gubernatorial primary election but lost to Michael Adekunle Ajasin, the former governor of Ondo State.[10] In 1983, he was elected member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Ondo North.[11] He later served as member of the Board of Directors of the Old Western Nigeria Housing Corporation.[12] During the Fourth Nigerian Republic, he served as the National Vice Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy, Southwest zone.[13][14]

Personal life

He was married to the late Madam Adejoke who died at the age of 82 years in October 2014.[15]

References
  1. Africa Who's who. 1991. ISBN 9780903274173.
  2. "Pa Ayo Fasanmi: Afenifere National Leader dies at 94". 30 July 2020.
  3. "Fasanmi, factional leader, threatens on Afenifere crisis : I". NigerianMuse. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. "Afenifere's Comeback Bid, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  5. Latestnigeriannews. "I never discussed Bola Ige with Olaniwun Ajayi -Ayo Fasanmi". Latest Nigerian News. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. "Obasanjo/Iyabo feud: Why we won't intervene— Yoruba elders - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  7. "PDP is big for nothing — Fasanmi". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  8. "My greatest challenge is ensuring Awo's legacies do not die – Senator Ayo Fasanmi". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  9. "Afenifere has no consensus on Jonathan – Sen. Durojaye". Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  10. "Senator Ayo Fasanmi at 89". Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  11. "Fasanmi urges Afenifere leaders to support APC". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  12. "Yoruba leaders should forge a synergy –Senator Ayo Fasanmi - P.M. NEWS Nigeria". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  13. Adebanwi, Wale (31 March 2014). Yoruba Elites and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria. ISBN 9781107054226. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  14. Our Reporter. "Fasanmi bags award". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  15. "Ayo Fasanmi's wife dies at 82". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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