Ọlágúnsóyè Oyinlọlá | |
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Governor of Osun State | |
In office 29 May 2003 – 26 November 2010 | |
Deputy | Olusola Obada |
Preceded by | Adebisi Akande |
Succeeded by | Rauf Aregbesola |
Military Governor of Lagos State | |
In office December 1993 – August 1996 | |
Preceded by | Michael Otedola |
Succeeded by | Mohammed Buba Marwa |
Personal details | |
Born | Okuku, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria) | 3 February 1951
Political party | African Democratic Congress |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Nigeria |
Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Ọlagunsoye Oyinlọla (born 3 February 1951) is a retired Nigerian general, he became governor of Osun State, Nigeria in May 2003, and was reelected in 2007. He was a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).[1]
On 26 November 2010 a court of appeals nullified his election.[2] He later defected to the APC shortly before the 2014 Osun State governorship election. He was former military administrator of Lagos State.