PROFILE OF SENATOR (CHIEF) AYO FASANMI

 

PROFILE OF CHIEF (SEN) AYO FASANMI

Chief Ayo Fasanmi was born on September 27, 1925. His father was Late Pa Joseph Fadahunsi  Fasanmi who hailed from Iye-Ekiti in ilejemeje Local Government, while his mother, Late Madam Aina  Erungbemika hailed from Ijero-Ekiti where she later became the Eyegun ( Traditional head of the women in ijero-Ekiti Local Government ).


Chief Ayo Fasanmi had his primary education in Lagos, Ibadan and Offa. In 1942, Ayo gained government scholarship to Government college, Ibadan where he was until 1947 after passing his Senior Cambridge examination with exemption from London Matriculation.

Later in 1947 Ayo entered the school of Pharmacy, Yaba where he remained till 1950 after qualification as a Pharmacist.

As a Pharmacist, Ayo worked in the following hospitals:

General Hospital, Lagos                             -        1950

Jericho Hospital, Ibadan .                 -        1951

General Hospital, Osogbo.                -        1951  1953

General Hospital, Oyo.                     -        1954, and back to

General Hospital, Osogbo in             -        1955

Ayo went into private practice in 1956, when he founded Bamidupe Chemist at Osogbo.

In June 1953, Ayo was married to former Miss Felicia Adejoke Oye now Late The Olfegairram is blessed with bountiful children.

Chief Ayo Fasanmi admits that he owes whatever he is today to God, his parents, his “Samaritan” uncle Late Pa S.A Williams and his alma mater, Government College Ibadan. He is particularly grateful to God for giving him a wife, a fantastic woman, who with a tenacious and unflinching support, stood by him and bore with him unparalleled equanimity the vicissitude of his political life.

In the courser of his political activities, he had been a councilor both in Ijero Local Government and former Ido-Osi Local Government comprising the present Ido-Osi, Ileje and moba Local Government.

He was a member of the House of Representative                  -        1964- 1966

A member of the Constituent Assembly                                  -        1977 – 1978

Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (2 terms)              -        1979 – 1983

Member of National Constitutional Conference Commission -       1994

It I also on record that he was the Chairman of the

Action Group Youth Association                                  -        1962 – 1965

National Vice Chairman South – West for the

Alliance for Democracy                                                 -        1998 – 2003

And Deputy Leader Afenifere                                        -        since 2004

Chief Ayo Fasanmi was appointed Director of Western Nigeria

Housing Corporation by Brigadier Oluwole Rotimi                -        1972 – 1975

Chairman, Board of Governors Ilejemeje Community

High School                                                                   -        1978 – 1981

Chairman Governing Council, College of Education,

Ikere – Ekiti                                                                   -        1999 – 2003

 

As a Pharmacist he has cause to thank God that he was conferred with highest honour of fellow of the Pharmacist Society of Nigeria, apart form being the National President of the Society from 1977 – 1979.


In recognition of his services to various communities, he was conferred with Chieftaincy title of Jegun-Osin of Iye- Ekiti his birth place, by His royal highness Oba E. O. Fakunle Oniye  of Iye-Ekiti; Akogun of Egbe-Oba land by His Royal Majesty, Oba Adetunla Adeleye  II, the Elekole of Ikole-Ekiti and paramount ruler of Egbe-Oba land; Seriki Agbaakin of Osogbo by his Royal Majesty Oba Iyiola Matanmi III, the Ataoja of Osogbo; Ariwajoye of Ido-Ekiti, and also Amuwajoye of Aiyebode-Ekiti.

In the spiritual realm, thanks to the inspiration of His Grace the Late Most Rev. Abiodun Adetiloye, the Retired Archbishop, Primate and Metropolitan ( Anglican Communion) of Nigeria  and Rt. Rev S.O. Fagbemi, the retired Bishop of Osun Diocese, Chief Ayo Fasanmi is now the Baba-Ijo of St. John’s Anglican Church, Iye-Ekiti, his home town while at same time he was honoured as Mayegun of All Saint’s Cathedral Osogbo.  

PHOTO ABOVE: Pa Fasanmi (right), with President Buhari of Nigeria.

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  1. Leke Giwa8 August 2020 at 00:43

    It is clear from sampled tributes that the late Pa Fasanmi was Greatness Personified.

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