Afolabi
Olabimtan
Afolabi
Olabimtan
(June 11, 1932 – August 27, 2003) was a Nigerian politician, writer, and academic.[1] He was born in Ogun State and was later the senator for Ogun West from 1999 to 2003. He died in
a motor accident in August 2003.[2]
Olabimtan
achieved a PhD at the University of Lagos in African Languages.[1] He became an expert in the Yoruba language, and wrote a number of novels in the tongue, such as Kekere
Ekun in
1967 and Ayanmo in 1973.
In
1999, Olabimatan was elected as a senator for the Alliance
for Democracy
party for Ogun West. He served just one term, standing down in 2003 in order to
allow a younger successor to take his place.[3] Later in the same year he was killed in a
motor accident.
His
death preceded the release of his autobiography, The Graces, the Grass and the Gains. This contained the claim
that, in a 1994 meeting, a number of Yoruba leaders had supported the continued imprisonment of Moshood
Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, in return for bribes in the form of money and political
positions.[2][4] Those accused of attending the meeting, such
as Ebenezer
Babatope,
have denied knowledge of it.[2]
References
· · Lohor, Josephine (2004-11-15). "Olabimtan: Obasanjo Condoles Daniel". Thisday. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
· Shittu, Sola (2003-10-03). "Secret document exposes Yoruba
betrayal of MKO". Retrieved 2006-08-01.
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