May 14, 2026

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Former Western Region Governor, Adeyinka Adebayo Is Dead

By Farouk Mohammed
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Robert Adeyinka Adebayo was the former governor of the now defunct Western State of Nigeria, 1966–1971. And one of the founders/Vice Chairman of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) (1979 -1983), Alliance for Democracy.

Robert Adeyinka Adebayo

Robert Adeyinka Adebayo

His eldest son Otunba Niyi Adebayo was a governor of Ekiti State from 1999 to 2003.

He died this morning at the age of 89.

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