David Bamigboye

Brigadier general
Femi David Bamigboye
Governor of Kwara State
In office
28 May 1967 – July 1975
Preceded byHassan Katsina
(Northern Region)
Succeeded byIbrahim Taiwo
Personal details
Born(1940-12-07)7 December 1940
Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
Died21 September 2018(2018-09-21) (aged 77)
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Rank Brigadier general

Femi David Lasisi Bamigboye // ⓘ(7 December 1940[1] – 21 September 2018) was a Nigerian military commander and politician of Kwara State from May 1967 to July 1975, after it had been split from the old Northern Region during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon.[2][3]

David Bamigboye is a member of the Igbomina ethnic group.[4] His younger brother is Theophilus Bamigboye, another military ruler turned politician.[5]

In 1968 he created the Kwara State Ministry of Education, with a department to handle Scholarship/Bursary matters.[6] In 1971 he announced a decision to establish the Kwara State Polytechnic, which came into existence in 1972.[7] In December 1972 he opened the new premises of Ola-Olu Hospital with accommodation for thirty-five beds.[8]

In 1977, some properties he owned in Ilorin were seized, not to be returned until 26 years later in May 2003.[9]

In 2009, his son, Femi David Bamigboye, was appointed special assistant to the Kwara State governor.[10]

  1. ^ "Breaking: Bamigboye, first military governor of Kwara, dies at 78". Vanguard News. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ Uwechue, R. (1991). Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. ISBN 9780903274173. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  4. ^ Tunde Sanni (13 February 2004). "Community Withholds LG's Tax". thisdayonline.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ^ Abiodun Fagbemi (30 September 2009). "Ahead 2011, opposition faces extinction in Kwara". Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 December 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  6. ^ "BRIEF ON KWARA STATE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD" (PDF). Kwara State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. Retrieved 1 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria". Kwara State Polytechnic. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  8. ^ "History of ola olu hospital (7)". Ola-Olu Hospital. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  9. ^ Abiodun Fagbem (11 May 2003). "Ex-Gov Bamigboye's Property Released 26 Years After". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  10. ^ "Executive Council". Kwara State government. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.