Ayo Fasanmi

Ayo Fasanmi
Born Ekiti State, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Ethnicity Yoruba
Citizenship Nigerian
Occupation
politician
pharmacist
Years active 1978–present

Ayorinde Fasanmi (born 1925) is a Nigerian pharmacist and politician.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

He was born in 1925 at Oye Ekiti, a local government area of Ekiti State, southwestern Nigeria.[5] He attended St Paul's primary school, Ebutte Metta and Government School, Ibadan before he proceeded to the Pharmacy School of Yaba where he received a diploma certificate in pharmacy.[6] He practiced as a pharmacist at Oshogbo briefly before he joined the Nigerian politics.[7]

Political career

He joined the Unity Party of Nigeria in 1978 and was a candidate in the Ondo State gubernatorial primary election but lost to Michael Adekunle Ajasin, the former governor of Ondo State.[8] In 1983, he was elected member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Ondo North.[9] He later served as member of the Board of Directors of the Old Western Nigeria Housing Corporation.[10] During the Fourth Nigerian Republic, he served as the National Vice Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy, Southwest zone.[11][12]

Personal life

He was married to the late Madam Adejoke who died at the age of 82 years in October 2014.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Fasanmi, factional leader, threatens on Afenifere crisis : I". NigerianMuse. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Afenifere’s Comeback Bid, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Latestnigeriannews. "I never discussed Bola Ige with Olaniwun Ajayi -Ayo Fasanmi". Latest Nigerian News. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Obasanjo/Iyabo feud: Why we won't intervene— Yoruba elders - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "PDP is big for nothing — Fasanmi". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "My greatest challenge is ensuring Awo’s legacies do not die – Senator Ayo Fasanmi". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  7. ↑ http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=105840
  8. ↑ http://tribune.com.ng/the-friday-edition/item/18159-senator-ayo-fasanmi-at-89
  9. ↑ "Fasanmi urges Afenifere leaders to support APC". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Yoruba leaders should forge a synergy –Senator Ayo Fasanmi - P.M. NEWS Nigeria". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Yoruba Elites and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria". google.co.za. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Our Reporter. "Fasanmi bags award". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ayo Fasanmi’s wife dies at 82". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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