By Banji Ayoola
Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Oluropo Adegbenro, has passed on.
The death was confirmed to The Radiance by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Donald Ojogo. He, however did not elaborate.
It was learnt from other sources that Adegbenro passed on on Thursday morning at the state’s infectious diseases hospital where he was being treated of some ailment.
Aged 65, the deceased was born on 5th June, 1955 at Ilara-mokin in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. He had his elementary education at Muslim Primary School, Ilara-mokin. Between 1962 and 1967, he attended Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure; and the University of Benin, Benin City.
He held the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B; B.S). He was a member of the Nigeria Medical Association; member of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria; Associate member, Royal College of General Practitioners of London; and member of Nigeria Guild of Medical Directors. He established Crown Hospital, Akure where he was the Chief Medical Director.
He was appointed the Vice Chairman, Ondo State Committee on Sports for the Disabled from 1997 to 1999; and later chairman of the Committee from 1999 to 2002. He was a Director, Ondo State Waste Management Board from 1999 to 2002 before he was appointed a Commissioner in Ondo State and was in charge of Culture and Tourism and later the Ministry of Health.
Before his death, he was the Chairman, Ondo State Council of All Progressives Congress (APC) Muslim Members.
