Mayowa Olumuyiwa
Ondo State born renowned medical practitioner and academic, Emeritus Professor, Oladipo Akinkugbe has been confirmed dead.
Aged 87, Akinkugbe died in Ibadan on Monday at the home of his son.
He was the pioneer Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin.
The Professor of Medicine Emeritus was born on July 19, 1933 in Ondo State.
He practised and taught medicine in various reputable universities across the world.
Late Akinkugbe was instrumental to the opening of the famous hypertension and renal clinics at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
A close family source, who confided in KaftanPost correspondent, revealed that the deceased had been very ill towards the latter part of his life as he arrived from Germany just recently.
According to one of his kinsmen, the medical academic will be sorely missed amidst his professional contemporaries, friends and family for the many lovely things he stood for.
One of his kinsmen, Hon. Rotimi Olasogba, while eulogising the life and times of the late Professor emeritus wrote:
“R. I. P. Prof Oladipo Akinkugbe.
“You were a distinguished teacher, administrator, and medical professional.” He was a man of high integrity and impeccable character. He had opportunities as a public servant to become a multi-billionaire but chose to lead an exemplary good life. He was a proud Ondo Ekimogun man without prejudice and an iota of tribalism. I admired him greatly during his lifetime”.
