Agboola Ajayi

His Excellency
Agboola Ajayi
Deputy Governor of Ondo State
In office
24 February 2017 – 24 February 2021
GovernorRotimi Akeredolu
Preceded byLasisi Oluboyo
Succeeded byLucky Aiyedatiwa
Member of the
House of Representatives of Nigeria
from Ondo
In office
5 June 2007 – 6 June 2011
Succeeded byAkinjo Victor
ConstituencyIlaje/Ese-Odo
Personal details
Born
Alfred Agboola Ajayi

(1968-09-24) 24 September 1968 (age 56)
Kiribo, Ese-Odo, Western State, Nigeria (now in Ondo State)
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party (2020; 2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
Alma materIgbinedion University, Okada
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • businessman

Alfred Agboola Ajayi (born 24 September 1968) is a Nigerian politician, lawyer, and businessman[1] who served as deputy governor of Ondo State from 2017 to 2021.[2][3]

On 21 June 2020, Ajayi resigned his membership from the ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC) and defected to the opposition party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing irreconcilable differences between him and his governor, Rotimi Akeredolu[4][5] and that the APC party 'has become a poisoned space'.[6] He then joined Zenith Labour Party after losing the PDP gubernatorial primaries to Eyitayo Jegede.[7] He was the 2020 gubernatorial candidate of Ondo State in Zenith Labour Party led by former governor Olusegun Mimiko.[8]

  1. ^ "Ajayi Agboola Alfred". Ondo State Government. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ Dada, Peter (22 April 2021). "Ajayo Agboola". Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ Sowole, James (24 February 2017). "New Ondo Gov, Akeredolu, Deputy Sworn in, Promises to Rebuild State". This Day. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Ondo Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, Defects To PDP". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ Kabir, Adejumo. "Ondo deputy governor dumps APC for PDP". Premium Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. ^ Kabir, Adejumo (22 June 2020). "Why I left APC – Ondo Deputy Governor". Premium Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  7. ^ "ONDO 2020: Why I didn't pick Agboola Ajayi as running mate — Jegede". Vanguard. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ Kabir, Adejumo (20 September 2020). "Ondo 2020: Agboola Ajayi, best candidate for good governance - Mimiko". Retrieved 14 September 2024.