Adebayo Adefarati

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Adebayo Adefarati (February 14, 1931[1] – March 29 2007) was a Nigerian politician.

Adefarati was governor of Ondo State from 1999 to 2003, but was defeated when he ran for re-election in 2003. He was later a presidential candidate for the Alliance for Democracy party in the April 2007 presidential election,[2] but died in Owo, Ondo State at the age of 76 of an undisclosed ailment a few weeks before the election.[1] 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.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Adefarati, AD Presidential candidate dies at 76", Vanguard (Nigeria), March 30, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Nigeria death fails to halt poll", BBC News, March 29, 2007.
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