Indeed, 27th of August, 2003 was like every other day in the ancient city of Ilaro, in the Yewa South Local government area of Ogun State. People went about their daily cores, but for Professor Afolabi Olabimtan, there was a need to attend an important meeting in Imeko, which turned out to be his last |
Towards the evening of that day, the news of his demise filtered in with great shock and disbelief. People were seen in groups discussing the unfortunate incident of a ghastly motor accident that took place along Lagos/Abeokuta road.
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At 45, Ogun State has come of age. Its birth followed the merger by a special decree of both the defunct Provinces of Abeokuta and Ijebu into a full-fledged state within the then 19 states structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Ultimately, when the then military junta headed by the late Gen Murtala Muhammed, on February 3, 1976, approved the recommendation of the Justice Ayo Irikefe’s panel for the creation of Ogun State, every discernable mind thought that carving out the state from the old Western Region was a huge blessing for its citizens to start unfurling its full potential. Predicated upon its bourgeoning status, the state took off on a sound note, with Lt Col. Seidu Balogun, on the saddle as the pioneer helmsman. It became a leading light and model as one of the most prosperous and viable (economic wise) states in the country. The unprecedented feat achieved by the citizens in all spheres of human endeavours wae