President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the Atanda family over the passing of their patriarch, Chief Oluremi Atanda, a former Chairman of old Oyo State Civil Service Commission.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, conveyed Tinubu’s condolences in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
“The late Atanda, who was the Eketa of Iwoland in Osun State, founded the respected Atanda Continuing Education Centre which served as a training ground for many students preparing for university education in the South-West of Nigeria in the 70s and 80s.
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“He was a member of the 1978 Constituent Assembly and the 1994-1995 Political Reforms Conference.
“President Tinubu mourns the renowned educationist and administrator who contributed immensely to the development of old Oyo State and Nigeria,” read the statement.
While commiserating with the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, and the people of Iwoland, the president prayed for the repose of the soul of the elder statesman.
Born on September 22, 1939, in Iwo, Osun State, Atanda attended Amin Training Centre, a Quraanic school in Iwo until 1946.
He started his primary education in 1946 at the Baptist Day School, Oke Odo, in Iwo and graduated in 1952. For secondary school education, he attended Molusi College, Ijebu Igbo.
After his higher school certificate examination in 1958 at the Government College, Ibadan, he proceeded to study Agricultural Science at the University of Nottingham in England. He subsequently earned his PhD at the University of Newcastle.
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