A former Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Agagu, is dead. He was aged 65.
Agagu, who returned from the US on
Thursday, reportedly slumped in Ikoyi, where he was having a meeting
with Ondo indigenes, on Friday evening.
Agagu’s former Chief Press Secretary,
Yemi Olowolabi, said the former governor was not sick and had just
returned from a 20-day trip abroad.
Olowolabi, who worked with him for more
than four years, described his former boss as “a great man, a
first-class intellectual and an astute administrator.”
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun
Mimiko, described the death of his predecessor as shocking, adding that
Ondo has lost a colossus, whose vacuum would be difficult to fill.
Mimiko said, “He would be remembered as a
consummate politician and lecturer, who imparted knowledge to many
people across the world.”
Former Governor of Ogun State, Segun Osoba, told NE on telephone that Agagu was very respectful.
He said, “I got to know him when he was
deputy to former governor of old Ondo State, Bamidele Olomilua. He
carried himself with dignity. He was loyal to Olomilua during the days
of the Social Democratic Party. Agagu should rest in peace.”
In his reaction, former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, described Agagu’s death as shocking.
He said, “It is sad. He came back from
abroad yesterday with his wife. They were having a meeting with Ondo
State people. Alex Akinyele was there. He slumped. It is shocking,
devastating. We will all miss him. I can’t believe he will just die.”
Agagu’s schoolmate at the University of
Ibadan, Senator Olu Alabi, who is a former Governing Board Chairman,
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, said, “We were together in UI. We
co-funded United Nigerian Congress Party and the Peoples Democratic
Party. I don’t know what to tell his wife, Funke.”
Member, PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, said: “This is tragic news. I’m shattered. He never held grudges.”
Director of Publicity, Ondo PDP, Mr
Ayodele Fadaka, who broke down in tears over the phone, described the
death of the late geologist as great loss to Ondo and Nigeria.
It was gathered that he ate lunch at home in Ikoyi before heading for a meeting on Lagos mainland, where he slumped.
Subsequently, he was rushed to a private
hospital in Yaba but he was transferred to Military Hospital, Ikoyi,
where he was pronounced dead.
His corpse was still at the military hospital as at the time of filing this report.
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may your soul rest in peace.others should learn and make their way right.
ReplyDeleteagagu rest in perfect in peace
ReplyDeleteRIPP. People shld know that what has a begining must have an end and try to do good at all times.
ReplyDeleteLife! I hope the FOOLS fighting for 2015 will learn from this SUDDEN & UNTIMELY DEATH, that no one is guaranteed 2moro, even I myself.
ReplyDeleteLate-Olusegun-Agagu is a man all indegines of Ondo-st will never forget in time expecially what happened before, during and after governorship election of 2007 between Agagu/Mimiko, ondo-state was turned to a war-zone, anyway that has now become history, may his soul rest in peace, Agagu is a generous-man and Mimiko should learn how to be generous to people that stood-by him `Mimiko” during the war between the two of them, Mimiko's boys that he used as his security-aides during the crises of 2007-2009 that he became the governor of ondo_state are been left unkept by Mimiko, GOD will judge.
ReplyDeleteMay his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
DeleteMay his soul rest in peace.
DeleteThis is lesson for everybody that Death does not respect money or post. This life is very short. He will only be remembered with what he did when he was alive. Adieu Dr Agadu.
ReplyDeleteVery pathetic, may his soul rest in peace!
ReplyDeleteVanity upon Vanity. Everyone should prepare for Life in the Grave and the Hereafter.
ReplyDeleteOther Top Political and Economic Gladiators too should know and be prepared for THIS CERTAINTY called DEATH.
No second chance after death.
Use whatever share of God's Blessings you've got to IMPART mankind and your END shall be GOOD.
May He be Forgiven of All his Known and Unknown SINS
Salam.
Na wa ooo, All will end one day
ReplyDeleteSorry o o Mummy Funke. God will grant you the strength and fortitude to bear this great loss.
ReplyDeleteKind regards.
Death has no respect for nobody, and doesn't give warning. Lesson for everybody.
ReplyDeleteDeath has no respect for anybody and does not give warning, everybody should get this to their hard skull
ReplyDelete@ El-metoscy, good talk.
ReplyDeleteWhat I hate about Nigerians when people die is the fact that we care less on what caused the death but more about what the person did while alive. Slump!!! We blacks especially men stand a higher risk of heart attack,heart failure than any race in the world. If you comment on this ask yourself, when was the last time I checked my blood pressure? If you don't you better do and also your diet. May God fortify the family to bear the loss.
ReplyDeleteWhat I hate about Nigerians when people die is the fact that we care less on what caused the death but more about what the person did while alive. Slump!!! We blacks especially men stand a higher risk of heart attack,heart failure than any race in the world. If you comment on this ask yourself, when was the last time I checked my blood pressure? If you don't you better do and also your diet. May God fortify the family to bear the loss.
ReplyDeletei want to become the whole world one day it will end......is a lesson......my political mentor good night very cheeful man during his tenure is eat and eat......may u rest in perfect peace goodnight
ReplyDeletemay your soul RIP.
ReplyDeleteChecking BP regularly even once in 2 weeks for top flights is necessary ,unfortunately ,orthodox Doctors are really consulted by big men as they do traditional /herbalist for fortification ans star gazing,
ReplyDeleteHow much will a big man pay a Dr to check on them once in 2 weeks,
I sympathise with the family,
What a cheap death