Former deputy governor of the old Ondo State, Chief Akinwole Michael Omoboriowo is dead. He bade the world goodbye on Tuesday at age 80 in the home of his first son, Mr. Akinwole Omoboriowo (Jnr.) on Adeniyi Jones Street, Ikeja, Lagos.
Omoboriowo, a native of Ijero-Ekiti in Ekiti State,was born on January 10, 1932. He started his career at University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU), as an administrative officer and rose to the position of deputy registrar before he ventured to read law. He retired from the university and started a private law practice in Akure , Ondo State.
He began a political career as a member of the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, founded by Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
His defection from Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) to the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) and parting of ways with his boss, Chief Ajasin prior to 1983 general elections, led to his serious involvement in a political crisis, when he contested against Ajasin in the 1983 general election and was declared the winner by the then Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) .
His declaration as leader of the gubernatorial election sparked violence in some notable towns in the Old Ondo State before the Supreme Court, sitting in Lagos upturned his victory and declared Ajasin, the candidate of UPN as the authentic winner . He was appointed the pro-chancellor and chairman of the Governing Council of the then University of Ado Ekiti (now Ekiti State University) in 2003 by the then governor of Ekiti State, Dr Ayodele Fayose in appreciation of his role in Ekiti politics.
His defection from Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) to the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) and parting of ways with his boss, Chief Ajasin prior to 1983 general elections, led to his serious involvement in a political crisis, when he contested against Ajasin in the 1983 general election and was declared the winner by the then Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) .
His declaration as leader of the gubernatorial election sparked violence in some notable towns in the Old Ondo State before the Supreme Court, sitting in Lagos upturned his victory and declared Ajasin, the candidate of UPN as the authentic winner . He was appointed the pro-chancellor and chairman of the Governing Council of the then University of Ado Ekiti (now Ekiti State University) in 2003 by the then governor of Ekiti State, Dr Ayodele Fayose in appreciation of his role in Ekiti politics.
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