By Sunny Anderson Osiebe...
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday described a former
Minister of National Planning, late Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi, as a
multi-talented economist and industrialist who was also an arts activist
in his life time.
Saraki
in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph
Olaniyonu, in Abuja, stated that late Gbadamosi would be remembered for
his immense
contributions to the socio-political development of the country in both
public and private sectors.
He noted that Gbadamosi was a man of immense capacity who showcased his rich intellect through the many positions he occupied.
"His
tour of duty included but not limited to his appointment at barely 23
years of age, as a commissioner for Economic Development in Lagos State
in the 60s
and Chairman of several private companies and government agencies which
included but not limited to Ragolis Water Ltd., AIICO Pension Managers,
Lucky Fibres Nig. Plc, Bank
of Industry and Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). He was also a playwright
and an avid art collector.
"There
goes Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi - a man of many parts who died in active
service, his status as a septuagenarian notwithstanding. Nothing
best exemplifies his dynamism and willingness to serve than his appointment as a co-chairman of the Lagos @50 Planning Committee in his 70s," Saraki stated.
He noted that
the deceased came from an illustrious family of patriots as his late
father, Chief Sule Oyesola Gbadamosi (SOG) was one of the pioneer
industrialists and brains behind the successes
of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo in the pre-and post independence Western
Region Government.
The
Senate President commiserated with the Gbadamosi family of Ikorodu, the
Government and people of Lagos State and all his friends and loved
ones, while he
prayed God to grant the soul of the departed a place in Aljannah
Firdaus.
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