By Emmanuel Olorunsola
The late pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and professor of medicine, Emeritus Professor Oladipo Akinkugbe, has been buried today in his omo land, Ondo State. Akinkugbe, who superintended over UNILORIN between 1975 and 1978, died on June 16, at 86.
In a condolence message, UNILORIN VC, Prof. Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, said that the late Akinkugbe laid a solid foundation for the university on which other vice-chancellors after him built.
“The late Prof. Akinkugbe was an administrator that envisioned what others could not see many years ago,” he said, describing him as “one of the most accomplished administrators that Nigeria has ever produced.
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“Definitely, the pre-eminent status of our university today, could be rightly traced to the great foundational works done by the late Prof. Akinkugbe,” Abdulkareem added.
The funeral programme kicked off on Tuesday with a lying-in-state at Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan and afterwards at the Foyer of the College of Medicine, UCH, Ibadan.
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This was followed by a Service of Songs and tributes in the evening of the same day; a Commendation Service at All Saints Church, Jericho, Ibadan and Wake and Service of Songs at the Ondo Civic Centre on Wednesday.
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