Abimbola Davis, a former prominent member of the Association for Better Nigeria, has passed away.
Under the leadership of the late Arthur Nzeribe, the association played a pivotal role in influencing the military dictator Ibrahim Babangida’s decision to annul the June 12, 1993, presidential election, despite it being widely recognized as Nigeria’s freest and fairest electoral process.
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, well-known as a golfer based in Ibadan, breathed his last on Friday at his residence in the Jericho area of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
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 who 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 a hospital in Ring Road, Ibadan.”
All attempts to get the newly elected President of 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 a focus on film, documentary production and entertainment.
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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.
He signed Nigeria to participate in the game at the Olympic Games in 2005, the year the game was registered to be part of the Olympic Games.
