Sunday, November 30, 2014

SAD: #NIGERIA ex-Foreign Affairs minister, Amb. Olugbenga Ashiru dies in S’Africa

Ashiru, ex-Foreign Affairs minister
Amb. Olugbenga Ashiru
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Olugbenga Ashiru, on Saturday died in a South African hospital after a long battle with a....
terminal disease said to be brain tumour. He was 66 years old.
One of the deceased’s brothers, Professor Oladapo Ashiru, confirmed the death on Saturday night.

The deceased was born on August 27, 1948 in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state. The graduate of the University of Lagos was Third Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1972. He also served as Nigerian Ambassador to South Korea in 1991.
He was Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, with concurrent accreditation to Lesotho and Swaziland, in 2005.

May His Soul Find Rest....Amen!
Our Prayers and Thoughts Are With his Family and Loved Ones.

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