Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the death of Africa’s first Professor of Geology, Jamiu Mosobalaje Oyawoye, as a huge national loss.
The nonagenarian reportedly died at 9, on Monday evening in what has been ascribed to age-related illness at his home in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State.
He will be buried by 4 pm on Tuesday.
The late Baba Adini of Kwara State was married to two wives and blessed with ten children.
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“He is one of the greatest Nigerians of all time and a pride of the state. His death is the end of a great era in academic accomplishments, dedication to community service, and statesmanship,” the governor said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye.
He commiserated with the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye I, the Olofa-In-Council and the Muslim community in Kwara State.
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On his part, the Emir of Ilọrin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, described the deceased as a God-fearing scholar who lived his life with total commitment and dedication to the propagation of Islam.
“The Doyen of Geology in Africa was a kind-hearted and loving man of integrity and father to all and sundry,” he said in a condolence message issued by his spokesman, Mallam Abdulazeez Arowona.
