Career
He handed over to the elected civilian governor Jolly Nyame in January 1992 at the start of the Nigerian Third Republic. Afolahan was born on 26 December 1949 in Ibadan, Oyo State. He studied in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
Posts included deputy commandant, National War College, Abuja, Chief of Naval Operations and Chief of Naval Plans.
Speaking at a seminar in Lagos in May 2000, Afolahan called on Nigerian youths to abstain from sex or at least use condoms to ensure an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome-free society.