THE immediate past governor of Ondo State,
Dr. Olusegun Kokumo Agagu is dead.
Dr. Agagu died yesterday afternoon,less than
24 hours after returning from a trip to United
States. He was aged 65.
He reportedly slumped and died in his House in
Ibadan, Oyo State while another source said
that he died in his Ikoyi residence, in Lagos.
The late Dr Agagu was to meet with President
Goodluck Jonathan next week along with some
elders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
from the South West on the lingering crisis in
the Party.
The state Chairman of the PDP, Ebenezer
Alabi yesterday confirmed the death of Dr
Agagu.
Alabi said “We spoke extensively by 10am
today, we even shared jokes.”
Dr Agagu was born 16 February, 1948 at Iju
Odo in Okipipupa local government area of the
state.
He was elected Governor of Ondo State from
29 May, 2003 until February 2009.
He commenced his elementary education at St.
Luke’s Anglican School, now known as St. Paul’s
Anglican School Okitipupa, in 1954. In January
1958, he moved to live with his cousin, Edward
Fagbohun in Ibadan, Oyo state where he
continued his primary education at Ebenezer
African Church School, Oke-Ado, Ibadan.
He continued his primary education in Kano in
1959 at Ebenezer Methodist School and
Baptist Primary School Sabon-Gari, Kano
State but came back
to Ebenezer African Church School, Ibadan
where he completed his primary education in
1960. Thereafter, he was in Ibadan Grammar
School between January 1961 and 1967 where
he passed his West African School Certificate
and the Higher School Certificate
examinations.
He was admitted into the University of Ibadan
in 1968 to study Botany but later changed to
Geology in which he graduated with a B.Sc.
(Hons) degree in Second Class Upper Division,
in 1971.
Agagu went to the University of Texas
between 1973 and 1974 for his Masters
degree in Geology. Returning to Nigeria, he
obtained a Ph.D degree in Petroleum Geology
from the University of Ibadan in 1978.
Agagu was appointed by President Olusegun
Obasanjo as Minister of Aviation in 1999.
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Shocking News.
RIP Sir.

We Will miss him greatly.He has made marks in political, academic and social walls in gold that will stand the test of time. He was a jolly good fellow. Good nite.