Afolabi Olabimtan

Afolabi Olabimtan
Senator for Ogun West
In office
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003
Succeeded byIyabo Anisulowo
Personal details
Born11 June 1932
Ogun State, Nigeria
Died27 August 2003 (2003-08-28) (aged 71)

Afolabi Olabimtan (11 June 1932 – 27 August 2003) was a Nigerian politician, writer, and academic.[1] He was born in Ogun State and was later the senator for Ogun West from 1999 to 2003. He died in a motor accident in August 2003.[2]

Olabimtan achieved a PhD at the University of Lagos in African Languages.[1] He became an expert in the Yoruba language, and wrote a number of novels in the tongue, such as Kekere Ekun in 1967 and Ayanmo in 1973.

In 1999, Olabimatan was elected as a senator for the Alliance for Democracy party for Ogun West. He served just one term, standing down in 2003 in order to allow a younger successor to take his place.[3] Later in the same year he was killed in a motor accident.

References

  1. ^ a b "Nigerian Congress:Senators of the Fourth Republic (1999-2001)". Archived from the original on 2006-01-11. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
  2. ^ Aminu, Adedayo (2003-10-30). "Abiola detention saga: My story —BABATOPE". Retrieved 2006-08-01.
  3. ^ Lohor, Josephine (2004-11-15). "Olabimtan: Obasanjo Condoles Daniel". Thisday. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-08-01.