Nigeria's former minister of education, Prof Babalola Borishade, is dead, aged 71.
He died at a London hospital on Wednesday. According to reports, he was initially rushed to Reddington Hospital in Lagos, last week from where he was taken to London. The cause of death was lung and heart –related.
He was born in Usi- Ekiti on March 7, 1946 into the Ebi Ilotin family.
He served as a minister four times between 1999-2011. Between February 2001 and May 2003, he served as the Minister of Education. In 2004, Borishade was appointed as Minister of State, Power and Steel. Between July 2005 and November 2006, Borishade was Minister of Aviation before he was reassigned to the Federal Ministry of Culture and Tourism as a Minister.
He was also an electrical engineer, a teacher and a political strategist.
He died at a London hospital on Wednesday. According to reports, he was initially rushed to Reddington Hospital in Lagos, last week from where he was taken to London. The cause of death was lung and heart –related.
He served as a minister four times between 1999-2011. Between February 2001 and May 2003, he served as the Minister of Education. In 2004, Borishade was appointed as Minister of State, Power and Steel. Between July 2005 and November 2006, Borishade was Minister of Aviation before he was reassigned to the Federal Ministry of Culture and Tourism as a Minister.
He was also an electrical engineer, a teacher and a political strategist.
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