Lamidi Ona-Olapo Adesina was a Nigerian educator and politician who served as the governor of Oyo State from 1999 to 2003, as a member of the Alliance for Democracy party.
10 Facts About Lam Adesina
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Lam Adesina rose through the ranks and assume the role of school administrator.
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Lam Adesina was elected to the federal house of representative for Ibadan south 1 constituency in 1979 under the platform of the Unity Party of Nigeria established by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
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Lam Adesina returned to private business after the military took over in 1983.
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Lam Adesina was a leader of the National Democratic Coalition popularly known as NADECO in Oyo State, Nigeria.
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The coalition was formed to bring an end to the military government of Sani Abacha and the regime to honour the electoral mandate given to MKO Abiola who won the presidential elections and was later detained In 1998, Lam Adesina was arrested by the military government of Abacha along with other activists, imprisoned and tagged a "prisoner of war".
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Lam Adesina was a sponsor of Abiola Ajimobi in his bid to be elected to the senate for Oyo South in 2003.
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Lam Adesina supported Ajimobi and campaigned for his election as the Governor of Oyo state under the Platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria in 2011.
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Lam Adesina died on 11 November 2012 at the private St Nicholas Hospital on Lagos Island.
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Lam Adesina was buried at his Felele residence according to Islamic rites.