
An Ibadan-based businessman and renowned tyre dealer, Chief Lamidi Ajadi, is dead.
The 89-year-old Ajadi, a foremost socialite, died on Tuesday after a brief illness.
He founded Lamidi Ajadi & Sons Nigeria Limited in 1952, when he was a relatively young businessman.
Ajadi built a reputable tyre dealership business, supplying automotive components to individual and corporate clients, governments, and sovereign institutions.
The company’s headquarters (also known as Tyre House) is located opposite Baba Onilu, Iwo Road roundabout, Ibadan.
He was survived by wives, children and grandchildren.