The second Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Maj.-Gen. Solomon Kikiowo Omojokun (retd), is dead. He died on December 25. He was 79.

Gen. Omojokun attended Igbobi College, Lagos and obtained a double honours BSc (London) in Mathematics/Physics from the Nigerian College (University of Ibadan) in 1958.

He was a science teacher at Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army in 1963.

Gen. Omojokun served his country in various capacities. He taught at the Nigerian Military School, Zaria and the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.

The deceased served as the commandant, Nigeria Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Oshodi (1970); second director- general, NYSC (1975-1979); commandant, Nigeria Army Education Corps (1979-1984); minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity in the Buhari regime in 1985, after which he retired.

After retirement, he served as Nigeria’s ambassador to Cuba and Mexico (1987-1991).

He lived a private life at his town, Ilara Mokin in Ondo State, before his death. He is survived by his wife and children. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.

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