BREAKING NEWS: Another Former Nigerian Governor and NADECO Hero, Dies at 84
Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo didn’t just serve Nigeria; he stood for it. The former Kwara State Governor, senator, and one of the loudest voices for democracy during Nigeria’s darkest hours has died in Abuja at 84....READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT FROM SOURCE |
Adebayo was governor of Kwara State briefly in 1983 before the military coup.
Rejected a ministerial offer from the Abacha regime in 1993, siding with NADECO instead.
Fled to Canada in 1996 amid state repression after a bomb blast in Ilorin. As Education Commissioner (1975–78), he pioneered policies that..…READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT HERE