LEKAN ARE DIES AT 86, OYO GOVERNOR MOURNS

The former President of the old students Wale Babalakin said the entire old boys and the deceased family and indeed Oyo State have lost a giant, whose passion for the development of education in Oyo State is unequalled, adding that  funeral arrangements will be announced by the family soon.

 Penpushing further reports that,the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Makinde  described the  death as a huge loss to the State, the education sector and the media, adding that the late industrialist would be greatly missed in different sectors of the economy..

The Governor in a statement to the deceased family made available by his Chief Press Secretary,Taiwo Adisa, quoted the Governor as saying that  Are left indelible marks of greatness on the sands of time.

“We are deeply saddened at the news of the demise of a respectable elder statesman and an industrialist per excellence, Dr. Lekan Are, his demise at this critical period in the life of our nation, when economic indices appear not to be adding up, is a huge loss, given his laudable contributions to the growth of several sectors.”

“As a state, we will particularly miss Dr. Are’s inimitable contributions to the development of one of our iconic secondary schools, Government College Ibadan, we are equally proud of his contributions that have made The Punch newspapers a leading light in the Media sector.”

“On behalf of the Government and the good people of Oyo State, I commiserate with the Are family, the GCIOBA family, The Punch and other associates and pray that the good Lord grants them the fortitude to bear the loss,” the statement reads.