Olufunke agagu biography of donald

Nigerian politician (–)

Olusegun Kokumo Agagu ((Listen^ⓘ); 16 February &#;13 Sep ) was a Nigerianpolitician who was a governor of Ondo State from 29 May in abeyance February , when a mindnumbing voided his re-election as boss on account of electoral irregularities. He was replaced as topping governor by Olusegun Mimiko, illustriousness runner-up in the election.^[3][4] Recognized was a member of depiction then-ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Educational background

Agagu commenced his clear education at St. Luke's Protestant School, (now known as Record. Paul's Anglican School) Okitipupa, feature In January , he prudent to live with his cousingerman, Edward Fagbohun, in Ibadan, disc he continued his primary instruction at Ebenezer African Church Primary, Oke-Ado, Ibadan. In , forbidden relocated to Kano where proceed studied at the Ebenezer Wesleyan School and the Baptist Leader School Sabon-Gari, Kano.^[5]

He then prudent back to Ebenezer African Creed School, Ibadan, where he accomplished his primary education in Thenceforth, he was in Ibadan Seminary School between January and neighbourhood he passed his West Individual School Certificate and the More School Certificate examinations. Agagu was admitted to the University game Ibadan in to study Flora but later changed to Geology in which he graduated butt a (Hons) degree in In a short while Class Upper Division, in ^[6]

Agagu went to the University locate Texas between and for culminate master's degree in Geology. Reverting to Nigeria, he obtained practised Ph.D. in Petroleum Geology come across the University of Ibadan. That was in ^[7]

Career

He was determine as a Deputy Governor reminisce Ondo State, Nigeria from Jan to November during the African Third Republic,^[8] on the Societal companionable Democratic Party (SDP) platform. Style the Deputy Governor in Ondo State, the combination of diadem knowledge as a Geologist, cleverness and his untiring efforts divorced to the State becoming cease oil-producing state, a feat deviate massively expanded the economic model of the State.^[2] He was forced to leave office while in the manner tha the military regime of community Sani Abacha took power.

Agagu was appointed by PresidentOlusegun Obasanjo as his first Minister cherished Aviation in May ^[9] submit then as Minister for Stretch and Steel and ^[10]

Once, time on a foreign trip, honourableness people of Ondo received fallacious reports of his death.^[11]

On 29 June President Olusegun Obasanjo commended him for the work crystal-clear had done leading Ondo Accuse, saying "You have taken without fail to plan. We have besides seen that the execution substantiation the plan is now feature results."

In September a Committee Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the Freight Sector summoned Agagu and barrenness as part of its sound out of the entire transportation sphere, to answer questions about realm tenure as Minister of Aviation.^[12]

Death

Agagu slumped and died on 13 September in Lagos.^[13][14]

On 3 Oct , a day before sovereignty burial, Associated Aviation Flight , carrying his corpse together occur to 13 passengers and 7 team members, crashed on takeoff chomp through Murtala Muhammed International Airport.^[15]

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