Former Nigerian Minister Dies Amidst Mass Resignation

Amidst the mass resignation of ministers ahead of the 2023 election a former Nigerian Minister, Olawale Adeniji Ige, has passed on aged 83.

Ige died on Monday, May 9, his daughter, Atinuke Olashore announced her father’s passing in a statement.

Before his death, he held several leadership positions in the public service, including the minister of communications.

In 1992, he occupied the position of Minister of Transport, Aviation, and Communications.

From 1999 to 2010 the octogenarian was a member of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and pioneer Director of Digital Bridge Institute, Abuja.

He was the first chairman of Nigeria Internet Group and also a member of the First World Telecommunications Advisory Group of the International Telecommunications Union with headquarters in Geneva.

The former minister who was born in 1938 began his career with the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, Ibadan as an engineering assistant in 1957. He later left the country for United kingdom in 1961 to study Electrical Engineering.

In other news, the Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Digital and New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has resigned his appointment.

Naija News understands Ahmad’s resignation might be linked to the president’s directive on Wednesday that members of his cabinet and political appointees seeking any elective position must resign.

The President had ordered that the ministers and other political appointees should submit their letters of resignation on or before Monday, May 16, 2022. Read more