Bamidele Olumilua

Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua
Administrator of Ondo State
In office
January 1992 – November 1993
Preceded by Sunday Abiodun Olukoya
Succeeded by Mike Torey

Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua is a Nigerian politician who was the elected Governor of Ondo State, Nigeria from January 1992 to November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic, elected on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform. He was forced to leave office when the military regime of general Sani Abacha took power.[1] His deputy governor was Olusegun Agagu, who later became Governor of Ondo State from 29 May 2003 until February 2009.[2]

Olumilua joined the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 1998. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Christian Pilgrims Board.[3] In August 2005, the PDP stated that he was no longer a member of the party.[4] He later became one of the founding members of the Action Congress (AC) party, formed in 2006.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-27. 
  2. ^ James Sowole (26 February 2009). "Ondo - Tale of a Titanic Electoral War". ThisDay. http://allafrica.com/stories/200902270140.html. Retrieved 2010-03-27. 
  3. ^ Ademola Adeyemo (10 November 2009). "Sixteen Years After - Where Are Babangida's Civilian Governors?". ThisDay. http://allafrica.com/stories/200911110210.html?page=2. Retrieved 2003-03-27. 
  4. ^ Adesina Wahab (August 15, 2005). "Ekiti PDP disowns Olumilua". OnlineNigeria. http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=4623&z=12. Retrieved 2003-03-27. 
  5. ^ "Atiku Must Apologise to AC - Olumilua". Daily Independent (Lagos). 23 March 2009. http://allafrica.com/stories/200903240213.html. Retrieved 2003-03-27. 
State governors in the Nigerian Third Republic
Abia
Adamawa
Akwa Ibom
Anambra
Bauchi
Benue
Borno
Cross River
Delta
Edo
Enugu
Imo
Jigawa
Kaduna
Kano
Katsina
Kebbi
Kogi
Kwara
Lagos
Niger
Ogun:
Ondo
Bamidele Olumilua (SDP)
Osun
Oyo
Plateau
Rivers
Sokoto
Taraba
Yobe