By Wole Balogun, Ado-Ekiti
Former Minister of Aviation, education and culture, Babalola Aborishade has passed on at 71.
According to a release from the family in Usi-Ekiti, Ido-Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti, signed by Olamide Borishade, late minister died after a brief illness at a yet-to-be disclosed location.
Borishade was born in Usi-Ekiti on March 7, 1946, into the Ebi Ilotin family. He was a minister between 1999-2011 and was popularly known as an electrical engineer and a teacher.
Meanwhile, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described Borishade’s death as a great loss to the political class, the people of Ekiti State and the country in general.
In a statement in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor described Borishade as a consistent politician who stood for what he believed in.
“The death of Dr Babalola Borishade was not only sudden, but a rude shock. Our state and, indeed, our nation still expected a lot from him given his experience and wide network in the political circle. He served the nation in a number of capacities and was not found wanting,” Fayose said.
The governor prayed that the family of the deceased would have the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.