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BREAKING: Ex-ABN Chieftain, Abimbola Davis Is Dead

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Apr 6, 2024.

Ex-ABN Chieftain, Abimbola Davis Is Dead.
His unexpected death in Ibadan, Oyo State, shocked many, including family and friends, and arrangements are being made for his burial.
Davis was not only known for his involvement in Nigerian politics but also for his contributions to business consulting, entertainment, and sports, particularly in golf and pool.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Abimbola Davis, a former chieftain of the Association for Better Nigeria (ABN), has passed away.

The association, once led by the late Arthur Nzeribe, played a pivotal role in influencing the decision of the military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida, to annul the June 12, 1993, presidential election.

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This election, won by Chief MKO Abiola of the Social Democratic Party, was widely regarded as the freest and fairest in Nigeria’s history.

On June 10, 1993, just two days before the election, the ABN obtained an injunction from the Abuja High Court, presided over by Justice Bassey Ikpeme, restraining the electoral commission from conducting the election.

Davis, a well-known golfer based in Ibadan, passed away on Friday in his residence in the Jericho area of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.

Confirming his death to our correspondent, the deceased elder brother, Mr. Azeez Olalekan, popularly known as Energy, said the news of the Ibadan-based golfer came as a shock, adding that he was still up to his feet on Tuesday after he visited the Ibadan Golf Club to have fun.

He maintained that Davis died after developing a medical issue.

“The news of Davis came to us a shock. This is someone that still had fun with some of his friends on Tuesday after visiting the Ibadan Golf Club.

“His children are abroad and would host an online conference with the family today to discuss his burial arrangments,” he added.

Another source who spoke on condition of anonymity also confirmed his death, saying, “He has been embalmed in an hospital in Ring Road, Ibadan.”

Abimbola Davis Is Dead

All attempts to get the newly elected President, Ibadan Golf Club, Seyi Alaba, to speak on his death proved abortive.

Davis was born on September 29, 1957, in Ibadan into the family of Adebiyi of the Agboole Onilu (Drummer’s Compound) at Itutaba, Ibadan.

He was the Chairman/CEO of Capital 3 Limited, a strategic and business consulting firm with a focus on retail market development.

He was also the Chairman of Books & Sports Limited, a company with focus on film, documentary production and entertainment.

He served as the Chairman of the Policy Commission on Solid Minerals set up by the Federal Government and the Nigeria Economic Summit Group in 2005 to chat ways for the progress and development of Solid Minerals in the country during the Nigeria Economic Summit, NES 10.

Davis was an avid golfer and was also the President of the PoolPlayers Conference of Nigeria, a pool, snooker, and billiard game affiliated with the World Pool Players Association.