Daud Olatunji , Abeokuta
A former Minister of State for Finance and Minister of Commerce and Industry , Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye , has died .
One of his children, Bolaji, confirmed this to The PUNCH on Sunday .
He said, “ I can confirm to you that he passed on about 10 : 05 this morning . It was a painful loss to us, but, we give glory to God for the impactful life that he lived while he was alive because he touched the lives of many people .
“ He died in his residence at Victoria Garden City , Lagos .
“ We are about to convey his remains to his home town where he would be hopefully interred by 4 pm , according to Islamic rites. ”
The Ago -Iwoye born politician was appointed as Minister of Commerce and Industry on April 6 , 2010 , when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan announced his cabinet.
The late Martins- Kuye was born on August 1942 in Ago Iwoye , Ijebu constituency of Ogun State . He studied sociology at the University of Ibadan ( 1965 -1968 ) and then Economics at the Harvard University Business School , graduating in 1983 . He gained qualifications as a Chartered Accountant .
Martins- Kuye was a senator in the Nigerian Third Republic .
Martins- Kuye became a member of the United Nigeria Congress Party towards the end of the Sani Abacha regime . He was a candidate on the Peoples Democratic Party platform for governor of Ogun State in 1999 .
He was appointed Minister of State for Finance in June 1999 during the first term of President Olusegun Obasanjo , serving until June 2003 . In July 2002 , as Minister of Finance , he announced that Nigeria’ s GDP had grown by 4 per cent annually by the World Bank ’s estimate , the highest rate for ten years
https://punchng.com/breaking-ex-minister-martins-kuye-is-dead/

Every living soul must sure taste death irrespective of status and position

[color=#000000][/color]People just the die

Let him go and rest from the wicked world

One of the responsible citizen of
Ogun State is gone.
Astute politician, businessman and philanthropist.
He has finished his race and played his part, may his soul R I P

Rest well

May his soul rest in peace . I remember when he went into a banking hall himself at keystone bank ,ajah to send me #10,000 back then in 2011 ...I was an undergraduate then...

I am proud of you sir and rest in perfect peace sir

Nawao, 2021 never start and bad news don dey plenty

RIP Sir

Bye
sir till we meet again.

almost 80, RIP Sir....u tried

Rip to him

I heard he is a good man and a philanthropist. Rest well sir

Inna lilahi wahilahi rojiun

I used to see him sit on a public bench at the VGC, just enjoying the evening breeze. In Nigeria, you would hardly see a two times ex-minister and a senator being that security-less; he was indeed, at least, an outwardly simple man. RIP!

ADEMALAIKA2:
May his soul rest in peace . I remember when he went into a banking hall himself at keystone bank ,ajah to send me #10,000 back then in 2011 ...I was an undergraduate then...

I am proud of you sir and rest in perfect peace sir

rip champ

death to all nigerian politicians and their supporters

ShouldIsayit:
I used to see him sit on a public bench at the VGC, just enjoying the evening breeze. In Nigeria, you would hardly see a two times ex-minister and a senator being that security-less; he was indeed, at least, an outwardly simple man. RIP!

He is just so humble ..I still have his no and countless time ,I called him and he picked without PA picking his calls..the whole Ago Iwoye indigenes will miss him

Sp sad

May God rest his soul and comfort the bereaved family.

The generation that failed nigeria.

R. I. P

Kuye, RIP