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Personal details
BornOlujimi Kolawole Agbaje
(1957-03-02) 2 March 1957 (age 68)
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party (PDP)
SpouseAbiola Agbaje (née Bankole) (1982–present)
Alma materSt Gregory's College, Lagos
University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University)
OccupationPharmacist, Politician
Websitewww.jimiagbaje.com

Olujimi Kolawole Agbaje (pronunciationⓘ; born 2 March 1957), popularly known as Jimi Agbaje, is a Nigerian pharmacist and politician who was a candidate for the governorship of Lagos State in 2007, 2015, and 2019.[1][2][3]

Early life

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Agbaje was born on 2 March 1957 to Chief Julius Kosebinu Agbaje, a banker, and Margaret Olabisi, a schoolteacher.[4] He is the second of five children, and his siblings include Segun Agbaje, CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank.[5]

Professional career

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In 1982, Agbaje founded JayKay Pharmaceutical and Chemical Company Limited, and was managing director until 2005, when he entered politics.[6] He was a member of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (1999–2006), National Secretary of the Nigerian Association of General Practice Pharmacists (1987–1990), National Chairman of the association (1990–1993) and Chairman, Lagos State branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (1994–1997). He was a member, Lagos State Task Force on Fake and Adulterated Drugs (1989–1993), National Drug Formulary and Essential Drugs List (1986–1993) and Lagos Hospitals Management Board (1994–1997).[4]

Agbaje sits on the board of other organisations including Oakwood Park Ltd., Atlantic Hall Secondary School in Epe, Lagos, the Jimi Agbaje Outreach (a foundation set up to help the poor) and has served as business mentor at Fate Foundation.[7][8]

Political career

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In a 2013 interview with The Punch, Agbaje said that his entry politics was prompted by the annulment of the Moshood Abiola presidential election: "I saw the annulment as a personal insult and an assault on the Nigerian people. This led to my first entry into what I would call activism, working with other concerned professionals such as Prof. Pat Utomi, Dr Ayo Ighodaro, Asue Ighodalo, Billy Lawson, Oby Ezekwesili, Tola Mobolurin and Hassan Odukale."[9]

Based on his affiliation with Afenifere, Jimi Agbaje joined the Action Congress (AC), his first political party. In 2007, after initially seeking the AC's gubernatorial ticket, he left to join the Democratic People's Alliance (DPA).[10] He was among the 11 aspirants that defected from the AC following allegations that Governor Bola Tinubu had already chosen his preferred successor before the party primaries.[11]

Agbaje contested the 2007 Lagos State gubernatorial election on the DPA platform, against Musiliu Obanikoro of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Femi Pedro of the Labour Party (LP), but lost to Babatunde Raji Fashola of the AC.[12]

He left the DPA in 2011 and joined the PDP[13] following the deregistration of DPA by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).[14]

On 29 October 2014, he formally declared his intention to contest the 2015 Lagos gubernatorial elections by picking up the PDP nomination form.[15] On 8 December 2014, he emerged as the party’s candidate defeating Musiliu Obanikoro, a former Minister of State for Defence.[16][17]

In October 2018, Agbaje again secured the PDP's ticket defeating Adedeji Doherty, but lost to Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the gubernatorial election held on 9 March 2019.[18][19]

Professional positions

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He has held various professional positions, including:

  • National Secretary Nigerian Association of General Practice (1987–1990)[20]
  • National Chairman of Nigerian Association of General Practice Pharmacists (1990–1993)[21]
  • Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (1994–1997)[22]
  • Chairman of the 1994 National Conference Planning Committee of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria.[23]

Awards and fellowships

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  • Merit Award Winner (MAW), Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (Lagos State chapter)[22]
  • Fellow, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (FPSN)[22]
  • Fellow, West African Post Graduate College of Pharmacists (FPCPharm)[22]

Personal life

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Agbaje is married to Abiola Agbaje (née Bankole), a lawyer, and they are said to have met as students at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). They have three children.[9][24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Countdown to 2019: Profile of the PDP Lagos governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje - P.M. News".
  2. ^ "Olujimi Kolawole Agbaje (Jimi Agbaje) | Profile | Africa Confidential". www.africa-confidential.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Jimi Agbaje's BIG IDEA: The 50% education deal". Vanguard News. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "#4NL-4 New Lagos movement endorses Jimi Agbaje as Governor come 2015". bunmiodunowo.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Mr. Segun Agbaje – Chairman, Board of Directors". Guaranty Trust Bank (UK) Limited. Retrieved 24 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "PDP Primary: Jimi Agbaje floors Obanikoro". persecondnews.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Board of Directors". vigeoholdings.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. ^ "2015: AGBAJE UNSETTLES LAGOS.....as APC suffers major defections". paparazzipress.com.ng. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Politics changed my dress sense". punchng.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014.
  10. ^ "I can't be mole for Bola Tinubu or APC – Jimi Agbaje". vanguardngr.com. 14 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Nigeria: How DPA Will Shock PDP, AC in Lagos – Agbaje". allafrica.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Femi Owolabi reports on how it went down at the Omojuwa moderated conversation with Jimi Agbaje". thescoopng.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  13. ^ "I joined PDP in 2011 not 2014, says Agbaje". dailyindependentnig.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
  14. ^ "INEC deregisters 28 political parties, Okotie, Balarabe Musa affected". premiumtimes.ng.com. 6 December 2012.
  15. ^ Olawale Kadir. "Lagos 2015: Jimi Agbaje picks up PDP nomination form, says APC lacks ideas". today.ng. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Jimi Agbaje emerges Lagos PDP guber candidate". citypeoplegroup.org. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Nigeriatell.com". nigeriatell.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Sanwo-Olu defeats Agbaje in landslide victory to become new Lagos Governor". Pulse Nigeria. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  19. ^ Gorman, Jessica (7 December 2002). "Nanotube ID". Science News. 162 (23): 357. doi:10.2307/4013879. ISSN 0036-8423. JSTOR 4013879.
  20. ^ "Jimi Agbaje". The Future Project. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Politics changed my dress sense –Jimi Agbaje". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014.
  22. ^ a b c d Isawande, Isa. "Countdown to 2019: Profile of the PDP Lagos governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje". PM nes. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  23. ^ "Jimi Agbaje". BizNis Africa. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  24. ^ Nwaokolo, Sandra (6 June 2024). "Jimi Agbaje breaks silence on son's death, reveals burial date". Tribune Online. Retrieved 5 November 2024.



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