Jimoh Ibrahim
Senator, Ondo South (Senatorial) · APC
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim served the Ondo South Senatorial District for roughly two years and ten months of a four-year term before vacating his seat in April 2026 upon appointment as Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. His legislative record is real but uneven: he chaired the Senate Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, served as Interim President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva in 2023, was nominated to the African Parliamentary Union Executive Council in 2024, and sponsored bills that passed the Senate including the Insurance (Amendment) Act, a Federal Medical Centre for Igbotako, and establishment bills for federal tertiary institutions in his district. On constituency delivery, he announced an N30 million empowerment programme in his first 100 days and secured budget allocations for roads, transformers, and market rehabilitation across the six LGAs of Ondo South, though independent monitoring of project execution is limited in the public record. His integrity picture is dominated by pre-senatorial corporate litigation: AMCON's seizure of twelve properties and freezing of accounts over an alleged N69.4 billion non-performing loan debt was upheld by the Court of Appeal in December 2021; FIRS filed criminal tax-fraud charges in 2012 against him and Air Nigeria over alleged forgery of tax clearance certificates and N5 billion in unpaid taxes, though no conviction on those charges is documented in available sources. He contested the 2024 Ondo APC governorship primary, lost, filed suit to nullify the primary, then withdrew the suit. His premature exit from the Senate — barely halfway through the term for which constituents elected him — represents an incomplete mandate for Ondo South.
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- 12023: Jimoh Ibrahim declares for SenatePremium Times Nigeria · 2022-04-01
- 2Jimoh Ibrahim empowers constituents with N30m, flags off road constructionP.M. News · 2023-09-17
- 3Akpabio Declares Jimoh Ibrahim's Seat VacantChannels Television · 2026-04-28
- 4Alleged N69.4bn Debt: Jimoh Ibrahim, NICON Lose Appeals Against AMCONChannels Television · 2021-12-10
- 5BREAKING: N69.4bn Debt: Jimoh Ibrahim Loses Appeal Against Asset Management Agency, AMCON To Recover Seized AssetsSahara Reporters · 2021-12-10
- 6FIRS Sues Jimoh Ibrahim, Air Nigeria, for forgery, N5 billion Tax FraudSahara Reporters · 2012-06-21
- 7FIRS sues Jimoh Ibrahim, Air Nigeria, for forgery, N5 billion unpaid taxPremium Times Nigeria · 2012-06-21
- 8Why IPU can't help Natasha — Chair, Senate Interparliamentary CommitteeP.M. News · 2025-03-14
- 9Natasha not member of IPU, her petition cannot be considered — Jimoh IbrahimDaily Post Nigeria · 2025-03-14
- 10Senator Jimoh Ibrahim's Supersonic Performance: A New Era for Ondo StateOndo Events · 2024-06-01
- 11Senate Nominates Jimoh Ibrahim Into African Parliamentary Union Executive CouncilOndo Events · 2024-10-01
- 12Ondo South's Bright Spot: Senator Jimoh Ibrahim's Development ProjectsAseyori Media · 2024-01-01
- 13Senator Jimoh Ibrahim CFR — September 2025 foundation stone University of FortuneFacebook — Senator Jimoh Ibrahim Official Page · 2025-09-01
- 14Jimoh Ibrahim asks court to nullify Ondo APC governorship primaryPunch Newspapers · 2024-04-25
- 15Ondo APC Primary: Jimoh Ibrahim Withdraws Case Against AiyedatiwaChannels Television · 2024-05-28
- 16NICON: Court Orders Contempt Proceedings in Person Against AMCON, BPE BossesEconomic Confidential · 2022-03-01
- 17Jimoh Ibrahim joins APC, says PDP 'dead' in OndoPunch Newspapers · 2020-10-01
- 18Tinubu appoints Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria's representative to United NationsVanguard News · 2026-03-01
- 19Nigeria's Jimoh Ibrahim Elected Chair of UN General Assembly's Fifth CommitteeThis Day Live · 2026-06-03