Akure — Former Minister of Education and pioneer chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Dr. Olaiya Oni died yesterday at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, aged 74.
He had been in hospital for some days. Oni had been battling with ill health since 2012, resulting in his relocation from Akure to his home town, Ise-Akoko in Akoko North East LGA of the state.
It was gathered that the former minister's health degenerated three days ago and he was rushed to the hospital where he was admitted. A deputy governorship candidate of the PDP in the 2012 governorship election in the state, Hon. Saka Lawal, confirmed the death.
Oni was Minister of Education under Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar. He resigned as chairman of LP on August 12, 2011 and joined the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in October, 2011. He quit politics in 2013.
Former Commissioner for Natural Resources in Ondo State, Mr. Solagbade Amodeni, described his death as a great loss to the state.
Source: daily trust
He had been in hospital for some days. Oni had been battling with ill health since 2012, resulting in his relocation from Akure to his home town, Ise-Akoko in Akoko North East LGA of the state.
It was gathered that the former minister's health degenerated three days ago and he was rushed to the hospital where he was admitted. A deputy governorship candidate of the PDP in the 2012 governorship election in the state, Hon. Saka Lawal, confirmed the death.
Oni was Minister of Education under Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar. He resigned as chairman of LP on August 12, 2011 and joined the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in October, 2011. He quit politics in 2013.
Former Commissioner for Natural Resources in Ondo State, Mr. Solagbade Amodeni, described his death as a great loss to the state.
Source: daily trust
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