Afolabi Olabimtan (b. June 11 1932 d. August 27 2003) was a Nigerian politician and writer and academic. [1] He was born in Ogun and was later the senator for Ogun West from 1999 to 2003. He died in a motor accident in August 2003.
Olabimtan achieved a PhD at the Unviersity of Lagos in African Languages. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). However, later in the same year he was killed in a motor accident.
His death preceded the release of his autobiography The Graces, the Grass and the Gains. This contained the claim that, in a 1994 meeting, a number of Yoruba leaders had supported the continued imprisonment of Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, in return for bribes in the form of money and political positions. [2] Those accused of attending the meeting, such as Ebenzer Babatope, have denied knowledge of it. [3]
References
- ^ http://www.nigeriacongress.org/SENATE/senatordetails.asp?id=348 Nigerian Congress] Accessed August 1 2006
- ^ BiafraNigeriaWorld Accessed August 1 2006
- ^ Vanguard Accessed Augst 1 2006