Akinkugbe was one of God’s special gifts to our nation – Obasanjo

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the precocious Chief Oludolapo Ibukun Akinkugbe arsenic an icon, hero, ardent patriot and 1 of God’s peculiar gifts to our nation.

Late Akinkugbe whose passing was announced connected Monday astatine property 96, was the elder member of precocious Professor Ladipo Akinkugbe, a bosom person of the erstwhile President who passed connected to eternal glory successful 2020 astatine 87.

In a condolence connection made disposable to newsmen by his Special Assistant connected Media, Kehinde Akinyemi connected Monday, Obasanjo noted that “his demise got to maine with the feeling of a consciousness of idiosyncratic nonaccomplishment arsenic helium was the elder member of my precocious bosom friend, Professor Ladipo Akinkugbe, who passed connected to eternal glory successful 2020 astatine 87 and whose beingness and way intertwined with excavation successful galore respects.”

According to Obasanjo, “Chief Olu Akinkugbe was an icon and a leader successful the existent consciousness of these words. We convey God for his illustrious beingness of exemplary leadership, ardent patriotism and life-long devotion to the origin of upholding the highest standards of behaviour successful his concern endeavours and wrong our society.”

Obasanjo remarked that, “Chief Akinkugbe was 1 of God’s peculiar gifts to our nation, a uncommon breed who epitomised the finest contented of African nobility. He lived an enviable, affluent and fruitful beingness which galore aspire to emulate and commune to attain. Those of america who saw him arsenic an icon are awed by his formidable achievements, presumption and stature attained with patience, fortitude, equanimity and precocious dignity nary substance the billows.

“His publication successful the country of pharmacology successful Nigeria is legendary. He made a large alteration successful the country’s important wellness assemblage successful antithetic capacities. He was the pioneer General-Secretary of the defunct Nigerian Union of Pharmacists (NUP) and brought planetary designation to the

Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) erstwhile helium was invited to service connected the Council of the Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association (CPA). He was besides the archetypal Nigerian Chairman of Procter and Gamble Nigeria Plc arsenic good arsenic erstwhile Chairman of Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline). We are proud

of him for his accomplishment and publication to the socio-economic and governmental improvement of our nation.

The erstwhile President, who is presently successful United States of America for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly session, recalled that helium felt overmuch of “the interaction of Chief Akinkugbe’s omniscient counsel and sagacity some during my authorities arsenic Head of State of Nigeria betwixt 1976 and 1979 and during my medication as

the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria betwixt 1999 and 2007, stressing, “he was a dependable statesman and worthy relation exemplary to the younger generations of entrepreneurs and assemblage leaders.

“An leader of labour, a philanthropist, Chief Akinkugbe’s selfless services to the state and exemplary enactment volition beryllium greatly missed by his community, Local Government Area, State and the federation successful general.”

The station Akinkugbe was 1 of God’s peculiar gifts to our federation – Obasanjo appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.