Col. David Bamigboye belongs to the ethnic group known as the Igbomina. Theophilus Bamigboye, a former military leader who is now a politician, is his younger brother. In addition, he served as Kwara State’s first military governor.
His department, which dealt with scholarship and bursary concerns, was established as part of the Kwara State Ministry of Education in 1968.He declared in 1971 that the Kwara State Polytechnic will be established, and it did so in 1972.He inaugurated the new Ola-Olu Hospital location in December 1972, which has 35 beds.
His Ilorin holdings were taken in 1977, and they weren’t recovered until May 2003, 26 years later. Femi David Bamigboye, his son, was named the governor of Kwara State’s special assistant in 2009.
In 1967, Col. D.L. Bagiboye became the first Military Governor to be posted to Kwara State. During his tenure, the state’s highly skilled, seasoned, and patriotic civil personnel were effectively utilized by his administration.Among the many accomplishments he and the State Executive Council members noted was the construction of secretariats to accommodate civil servants’ office accommodations in the state capital. Col. David Bamigboye, 77, passed away on September 21, 2018.
Image Info: Iconic military photo of Major Muhammadu Buhari (far left), Colonel David Bamigboye in the middle , Lt. Colonel Olusegun Obasanjo far behind and Colonel Emmanuel Olumuyiwa Abisoye during the Nigerian civil war.