Olagunsoye Oyinlola

Ọlágúnsóyè Oyinlọlá
Olagunsoye Oyinlola (left) with Femi Fani-Kayode at a reception in 2007
Governor of Osun State
In office
29 May 2003 – 26 November 2010
DeputyOlusola Obada
Preceded byAdebisi Akande
Succeeded byRauf Aregbesola
Military Governor of Lagos State
In office
December 1993 – August 1996
Preceded byMichael Otedola
Succeeded byMohammed Buba Marwa
Personal details
Born (1951-02-03) 3 February 1951 (age 73)
Okuku, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria)
Political partyAfrican 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.

  1. ^ "FROM THE GORVERNOR'S DESK". Osun State. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Next11262010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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