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 | |
| Deputy | Olusola Obada |
| Preceded by | Adebisi Akande |
| Succeeded by | Rauf Aregbesola |
| Military Governor of Lagos State | |
| In office December 1993 – August 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Otedola |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Buba Marwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1951 Okuku, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | African 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.
- ^ "From the Governor's Desk". Osun State. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ "Aregbesola is Osun governor". Next. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.