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|name = Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola |
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| office1 = [[Governor of Oyo State]] |
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| term_start1 = 2 January 1992 |
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| term_end1 = 17 November 1993 |
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| predecessor1 = [[Abdulkareem Adisa]] |
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| successor1 = [[Adetoye Oyetola Sode]] |
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| birth_date = 6 June 1934<ref name=Okwuofu20110809/> |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|08|09|1934|06|06|df=y|br=1}} |
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Chief '''Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola''' |
Chief '''Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola''' (6 June 1934<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CMsuAQAAIAAJ&q=Kolapo+Olawuyi+Ishola+6+June+1934|title = Kolapo Ishola: A Biography of an Illustrious Patriot|isbn = 9789782170101|last1 = Layonu|first1 = Biola|year = 2008}}</ref> – 9 August 2011)<ref name=Okwuofu20110809/> was a Nigerian politician who was elected on the [[Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Social Democratic Party]] (SDP) platform as Governor of [[Oyo State]], [[Nigeria]], holding office between January 1992 and November 1993 during the [[Nigerian Third Republic]].<ref>{{cite web |
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Ishola started work as a Survey Assistant in the Ministry of Lands, (1956–1959), then as Building Inspector with the Ibadan Municipal Government (1959–1960). He also worked as Land Surveyor with the Federal government. He studied in [[London]] and became an associate of the [[Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors]]. In 1969 he was awarded the Nigerian Surveyors Licence Certificate.<ref>{{cite book |
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|title=Oyo State past and present |
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|publisher=Ministry of Information, Youth, Sports & Culture |
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|year=2002}}</ref> |
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Ishola was elected on the [[Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Social Democratic Party]] (SDP) platform as Governor of [[Oyo State]] in December 1991, taking office on 2 January 1992. |
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On 3 September 1992 Ishola formally established the Oyo state post-primary schools teaching service commission.<ref>{{cite web |
On 3 September 1992 Ishola formally established the Oyo state post-primary schools teaching service commission.<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://oyotescomng.org/tescom_portal/page.php?7 |
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|title=About TESCOM |
|title = About TESCOM |
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|publisher=Oyo State Post-Primary Schools Teaching Service Commission |
|publisher = Oyo State Post-Primary Schools Teaching Service Commission |
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|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130415173221/http://oyotescomng.org/tescom_portal/page.php?7 |
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Ishola left office on 17 November 1993 when General [[Sani Abacha]] assumed power.<ref>{{cite web |
Ishola left office on 17 November 1993 when General [[Sani Abacha]] assumed power.<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://oyostate.gov.ng/ |
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|title=About Oyo State |
|title=About Oyo State |
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|publisher=Oyo State Government |
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|accessdate=2010-04-30}}</ref> |
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Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola died in his sleep in the early hours of Tuesday, 9 August 2011 in Ibadan, South West Nigeria, aged 77.<ref name=Okwuofu20110809/> |
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==References== |
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<ref name=Okwuofu20110809>{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news-update/15229-ex-oyo-state-governor-kolapo-ishola-is-dead.html |
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|title = Ex-Oyo State governor, Kolapo Ishola is dead |
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|author = Oseheye Okwuofu |
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|work = [[The Nation (Nigeria)]] |
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|date = 9 August 2011 |
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|accessdate = 2011-08-09 |
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|url-status = dead |
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|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120323090349/http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news-update/15229-ex-oyo-state-governor-kolapo-ishola-is-dead.html |
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[[Category:Social Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:54, 23 January 2023
Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola | |
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Governor of Oyo State | |
In office 2 January 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
Preceded by | Abdulkareem Adisa |
Succeeded by | Adetoye Oyetola Sode |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 June 1934[1] |
Died | 9 August 2011 | (aged 77)
Chief Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola (6 June 1934[2] – 9 August 2011)[1] was a Nigerian politician who was elected on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform as Governor of Oyo State, Nigeria, holding office between January 1992 and November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic.[3]
Ishola started work as a Survey Assistant in the Ministry of Lands, (1956–1959), then as Building Inspector with the Ibadan Municipal Government (1959–1960). He also worked as Land Surveyor with the Federal government. He studied in London and became an associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. In 1969 he was awarded the Nigerian Surveyors Licence Certificate.[4]
Ishola was elected on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform as Governor of Oyo State in December 1991, taking office on 2 January 1992. On 3 September 1992 Ishola formally established the Oyo state post-primary schools teaching service commission.[5] He founded the School of Science in the year 1992 which is now one of the best science school in Nigeria, Pade, which was abandoned by the subsequent military government.[6] Ishola left office on 17 November 1993 when General Sani Abacha assumed power.[7]
Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola died in his sleep in the early hours of Tuesday, 9 August 2011 in Ibadan, South West Nigeria, aged 77.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Oseheye Okwuofu (9 August 2011). "Ex-Oyo State governor, Kolapo Ishola is dead". The Nation (Nigeria). Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ Layonu, Biola (2008). Kolapo Ishola: A Biography of an Illustrious Patriot. ISBN 9789782170101.
- ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ Oyo State past and present. Ministry of Information, Youth, Sports & Culture. 2002. pp. 50–51.
- ^ "About TESCOM". Oyo State Post-Primary Schools Teaching Service Commission. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ "GOVERNOR ALAO-AKALA RESTATES HIS ADMINISTRATION'S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT". Oyo State Government. May 27, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-30.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "About Oyo State". Oyo State Government. Retrieved 2010-04-30.