Olugbenga Ashiru, former minister of foreign affairs, has died in a South African hospital after a long battle with illness.

The career diplomat, credited with re-energising Nigeria’s presence in international diplomacy in the post-Olusegun Obasanjo era, died on Saturday. Family sources told TheCable that he had been battling with brain tumour for a while and had be hospitalised for over three months.

Former minister of foreign affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru
Ashiru played a key role in the diplomatic face-off between Nigeria and South Africa in 2012 over the deportation of 125 Nigerians for not possessing valid yellow fever vaccination certificates. Nigeria retaliated and the stand-off was eventually resolved. Ashiru, appointed minister by President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011, was removed in 2013 in a cabinet reshuffle. He had been one of the most respected ministers but he was said to have been nominated into the cabinet by Obasanjo who had publicly fallen out with Jonathan.

Ashiru, while handing over, said he had succeeded in securing 22 key international appointments for Nigerians. Some of the positions included the commissioner for political affairs in African Union and commissioner for peace and security at the ECOWAS commission.

“I am leaving foreign ministry as a fulfilled man considering my achievements in just two years,” he said. He was born on August 27, 1948 in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state. The product of University of Lagos, was Third Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1972, and served as ambassador to the South Korea in 1991. He was Nigeria’s high commissioner to South Africa, with concurrent accreditation to Lesotho and Swaziland, in 2005.
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Rest in Peace Chief Gbenga Ashiru

wattttttt!!!!! Painful...!!!!
But did he return the monies he stole ??

RIP sir. You served your nation well.


MY SIGNATURE, MY PROFILE, MY BUSINESS !!!

Indeed hs achievements werre all well-fulfilled..
RIP...!!





To Those who wil come nd claim 2 have skoold in France,London nd Canada nd dosnt knw Ashiru..
Heavy Thunder will fire oll of u

like serioysly?

Emmyginger:
like serioysly?

Ya

but we don't know him over here....

And we give no shiit about it!!

RIP sir!

RIP,pls if u get there tell Awo dat d Yorobbers have gone back to square one by supporting Arewa peoples Congress (APC)

THE MAN WAS OBASANJO'S INFORMANT. HE WORKED AGAINST JONATHAN.

masterpower:
THE MAN WAS OBASANJO'S INFORMANT. HE WORKED AGAINST JONATHAN.

Have you taken your drugs today? SMH

The man has played his part in the project called Nigeria.

May our own opportunity add more value to this dear nation.

May he rest well.

Your drugs?

ofiafuluego:
RIP,pls if u get there tell Awo dat d Yorobbers have gone back to square one by supporting Arewa peoples Congress (APC)

One of the best ministers under GEJ government. Other foreign ministers after him have been comparatively passive. RIP

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RIP Gbenga Ashiru!

Why?

RIP to a great one

R.i.p sir!

R.I.P. You did your best.

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Rest in peace Chief.

Rest in peace my uncle. You will be missed.

ofiafuluego:
RIP,pls if u get there tell Awo dat d Yorobbers have gone back to square one by supporting Arewa peoples Congress (APC)

No be everything them take dey go tribal man. Reason well.

Rest In Peace sir!

I wish I could genuinely say RIP...

This man....

Hmmmmm....

Anyway RIP...

I am sure no staff of MFA would genuinely mourn him.

Rest in peace...honorable and fearless man...you shall never be forgotten.
I remember some of his actions, retaliating against south africa government sending Nigerians back home because of yellow card....he deported x2 of southAfricans coming to naija too.
RIP.

Death, the only certainty...what a world, whether good or bad, ugly or beautiful, poor or rich, you must be visited someday. What differs is the appointed time, but surely there is one..

RIP sir in your new abode...

Give me just once reason to tell him RIP

Fp

The best foreign minister that we've had in a long time. I'm actually surprised that they would take him to a country that he had loggerheads with for treatment.

RIP Sir.

Chei dis man wey chop small $money ...RIP