Adebayo Adefarati
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Adebayo Adefarati was a Nigeria
n politician and a former governor of Ondo State
Nigeria
.
Prior to becoming Governor of Ondo State, Adebayo Adefarati was appointed twice as commissioner under the late Yoruba
and Afenifere
Leader Pa. Michael Adekunle Ajasin
. Adefarati was at some point the State Commissioner for Works and Transport (between 1979–1983).
Adefarati was also a prominent member of the National Democratic Coalition
(NADECO) a leading organization in the fight against the military during the General Sani Abacha
days.
Political intrigues and high wire politics which culminated in his alienation from many of his erstwhile comrades, major backers and the leading lights of his administration namely Dr. Olusegun Mimiko
, Late Chief Rufus Giwa, Dr. Akerele Adu, Dr. Olu Agunloye, Chief Yele Omogunwa, Senator Nimbe Farunkanmi, Dr. Awolowo Ajaka, Dr. ‘Tayo Dairo, Chief Niyi Omodara, Mr. Tunji Ariyo
, Chief Jise Akinmurele, Chief Bamidele Awosika, Col. Akin Falaye (Rtd.) amongst others dealt a fatal blow to his second term bid and sealed the victory of Dr. Olusegun Agagu
at the polls in April 2003 .
These people claimed dissillusionment with his administration while some claimed lack of transparency in the selection process adopted by the Alliance for Democracy in the selection of its gubernatorial candidate at that election.
The relationship of Chief Adebayo Adefarati with Pa. Ruben Fasoranti and Chief Olu Falae
was just being repaired during the election thereby making the impacts of the duo of little consequence in his favour during the Nigerian general elections of 2003. Many of the aforementioned were to later regret their actions as history again repeated itself when Dr. Olusegun Agagu
was himself removed from office by a coalition that included many of the previous players and was replaced by Dr. Olusegun Mimiko
thus finally vindicating Chief Adebayo Adefarati.
Adefarati was governor of Ondo State
from 1999 to 2003 before he was defeated when he ran for re-election in 2003. He was however not cowed as he later was a presidential candidate for the Alliance for Democracy
party in the April 2007 presidential election
, but died in Owo
, Ondo State
at the age of 76 of an undisclosed ailment a few weeks before the election. He had not been considered a major candidate, but his death raised the possibility that the election would be delayed. A spokesman for the Independent National Electoral Commission
said that this would not happen, and that the party could name a replacement candidate.
Adebayo Adefarati was a native of Akungba Akoko and was married to Adetutu Adefarati. As an Oloye of the Yoruba people
, he held the traditional titles of the Otunba Elekole of Ikole and the Bobajiro of Osu-Ilesa.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n politician and a former governor of Ondo State
Ondo State
Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital.-Government and society:...
Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
.
Prior to becoming Governor of Ondo State, Adebayo Adefarati was appointed twice as commissioner under the late Yoruba
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...
and Afenifere
Afenifere
Afenifere was formed as a socio-cultural organization for the Yoruba people of Nigeria, with Abraham Adesanya as its leader and Chief Bola Ige as deputy leader. Other founding members were Pa Onasanya, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Adegbonmire, Okurounmu Femi, Ganiyu Dawodu, Olanihun Ajayi, Olu Falae,...
Leader Pa. Michael Adekunle Ajasin
Michael Adekunle Ajasin
Michael Adekunle Ajasin is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Ondo State on the Unity Party of Nigeria platform during the Nigerian Second Republic.-Background:...
. Adefarati was at some point the State Commissioner for Works and Transport (between 1979–1983).
Adefarati was also a prominent member of the National Democratic Coalition
National Democratic Coalition (Nigeria)
The National Democratic Coalition was formed on May 15, 1994 by a broad coalition of Nigerian democrats, who called on the military government of Sani Abacha to step down in favor of the winner of the June 12, 1993 election, M. K. O...
(NADECO) a leading organization in the fight against the military during the General Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
days.
Political intrigues and high wire politics which culminated in his alienation from many of his erstwhile comrades, major backers and the leading lights of his administration namely Dr. Olusegun Mimiko
Olusegun Mimiko
Olusegun Mimiko is the current governor of Ondo State, Nigeria. He was born on 3 October 1954, to Pa and Mrs. Atiku Bamidele Mimiko of Ondo, Ondo State. His great, great grandfather was the High Chief Adaja Gbegbaje of Ondo. His great grandfather, Chief Akinmeji, was the distinguished Ruwase of...
, Late Chief Rufus Giwa, Dr. Akerele Adu, Dr. Olu Agunloye, Chief Yele Omogunwa, Senator Nimbe Farunkanmi, Dr. Awolowo Ajaka, Dr. ‘Tayo Dairo, Chief Niyi Omodara, Mr. Tunji Ariyo
Olatunji Ariyo
Olatunji Ariyomo is an engineer and a technology advocate variously described as one of the 'issues in Ondo State politics' and a 'firebrand'. Popularly called 'Tunji L'ght Ariyo, he is a youthful leader and motivator in Ondo State, Nigeria...
, Chief Jise Akinmurele, Chief Bamidele Awosika, Col. Akin Falaye (Rtd.) amongst others dealt a fatal blow to his second term bid and sealed the victory of Dr. Olusegun Agagu
Olusegun Agagu
Olusegun Kokumo Agagu was Governor of Ondo State in Nigeria from 29 May 2003 until February 2009, when a court voided his re-election as governor on account of electoral irregularities. He was replaced as governor of Ondo State by Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, his arch political rival based on a court...
at the polls in April 2003 .
These people claimed dissillusionment with his administration while some claimed lack of transparency in the selection process adopted by the Alliance for Democracy in the selection of its gubernatorial candidate at that election.
The relationship of Chief Adebayo Adefarati with Pa. Ruben Fasoranti and Chief Olu Falae
Olu Falae
Samuel Oluyemisi Falae , simply known as Olu Falae, is a Nigerian politician from Akure, Ondo State. A Yale University-trained banker, he served as the Federal Minister of Finance in the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
was just being repaired during the election thereby making the impacts of the duo of little consequence in his favour during the Nigerian general elections of 2003. Many of the aforementioned were to later regret their actions as history again repeated itself when Dr. Olusegun Agagu
Olusegun Agagu
Olusegun Kokumo Agagu was Governor of Ondo State in Nigeria from 29 May 2003 until February 2009, when a court voided his re-election as governor on account of electoral irregularities. He was replaced as governor of Ondo State by Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, his arch political rival based on a court...
was himself removed from office by a coalition that included many of the previous players and was replaced by Dr. Olusegun Mimiko
Olusegun Mimiko
Olusegun Mimiko is the current governor of Ondo State, Nigeria. He was born on 3 October 1954, to Pa and Mrs. Atiku Bamidele Mimiko of Ondo, Ondo State. His great, great grandfather was the High Chief Adaja Gbegbaje of Ondo. His great grandfather, Chief Akinmeji, was the distinguished Ruwase of...
thus finally vindicating Chief Adebayo Adefarati.
Adefarati was governor of Ondo State
Ondo State
Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital.-Government and society:...
from 1999 to 2003 before he was defeated when he ran for re-election in 2003. He was however not cowed as he later was a presidential candidate for the Alliance for Democracy
Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)
The Alliance for Democracy was a progressive opposition political party in Nigeria. It was formed on September 9th 1998. At the 2003 legislative elections, 12 April 2003, the party won 8.8 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 360 seats in the Nigerian House of Representatives and six out of...
party in the April 2007 presidential election
Nigerian general election, 2007
The Nigerian general elections of 2007 were held on 14 April and 21 April 2007. Governorship and state assembly elections were held on 14 April, while the presidential and national assembly elections were held a week later on 21 April. Umaru Yar'Adua won the highly controversial election for the...
, but died in Owo
Owo
Owo is a town in the Ondo state of Nigeria. Between the years 1400 and 1600 AD it was the capital of a Yoruba city-state.-Etymology:According to Owo historian Chief Ashara, the name Owo derives from the first ruler, or Olowo, named Ojugbelu...
, Ondo State
Ondo State
Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital.-Government and society:...
at the age of 76 of an undisclosed ailment a few weeks before the election. He had not been considered a major candidate, but his death raised the possibility that the election would be delayed. A spokesman for the Independent National Electoral Commission
Independent National Electoral Commission
The Independent National Electoral Commission , set up in 1998, is the electoral body which was set up to oversee elections in Nigeria.The INEC has encountered several controversies in the run-up to the April 2007 general elections, including criticism about its preparedness from Sada Abubakar,...
said that this would not happen, and that the party could name a replacement candidate.
Adebayo Adefarati was a native of Akungba Akoko and was married to Adetutu Adefarati. As an Oloye of the Yoruba people
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...
, he held the traditional titles of the Otunba Elekole of Ikole and the Bobajiro of Osu-Ilesa.