A Former Minister of Foreign affair , Amb olugbenga Ashiru has died on Saturday in South Africa,it was said to be brain tumour. a terminal disease he has been battling with,
Professor Oladpo Ashiru,his Brother confirmed the death, He said, “It is true. He died at about five minutes to 6pm today.”
“He was one of our illustrious sons; a gentle soul; a gentle man to the core; an ambassador extraordinary, who rose to the peak of his career.”
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.
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