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ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the death of Mr. Olusegun Awolowo Jnr., grandson of former Nigerian Nationalist, and Statesman, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, as a deeply profound personal loss.
Abiodun described the lawyer and ex-Executive Director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council, as a gentleman par excellence, voice of courage and consummate public servant.
He noted that, at 62 and deeply shocking incident, he received the news of his death with utter disbelief, but will however treasure memories of his acquaintance.
Abiodun said that to all who knew him, Mr. Segun Awolowo was highly intelligent, extremely affable and easy going, adding that he will be sorely missed.
He said: “It is extremely hard to process the news that Segun Awolowo Jnr. is gone, but we submit unreservedly to the decision of the Almighty God, who has called him into His bosom.
“We are deeply heartbroken, but we will take consolation in the exemplary great lessons his life taught us, for he was such a jolly good fellow.
“Born two months after his father’s death, Awolowo Jnr. was acquainted with grief from childhood, but he rose above the challenges and became an icon in his own right.
“After Awolowo working with the law firm of Abayomi Sogbesan & Co., and also with the law firm of GOK Ajayi & Co., after his call to bar in December 1989, he served in President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration as a Special Assistant on Traditional Institutions, Legal Due Diligence and Legal Matters.
“His record as Special Assistant to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and as Secretary for Social Development and Secretary of Transport from 2007 to 2011 Executive Director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council from 2013 to 2021, was unblemished.
“He gave his best in advancing the fortunes of Nigeria, and it was not by accident that he was, in July 2021, he was unanimously elected as the President of National Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) from ECOWAS member States.
“His earthly sojourn may have been brief, but it was hugely impactful. I commiserate with his dear wife and children, the Awolowo family, and Nigerians in general. May his gentle soul rest in sweet repose.”
