Abiodun added that his administration would also be write President Muhammadu Buhari requesting that a prominent street be named after Mabogunje.
By Jeffrey Agbo
High-profile personalities gathered on Saturday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State to honour the late Professor of Geography and Urban Regeneration, Akinlawon Mabogunje.
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun announced the state government would name a prominent street after Mabogunje.
Abiodun stated this at the church service for the burial of the late renowned geographer at Ijebu Ode.
He described Mabogunje as an erudite scholar, community leader, who loved his family, the people around him, disclosing that the late professor led other prominent indigenes of the town to start a fund to support and empower transporters, particularly tricycle riders.
Abiodun added that his administration would also be write President Muhammadu Buhari requesting that a prominent street be named after Mabogunje.
“For all Baba has done for us in Ogun State, for this country, for making us very proud, we have decided that we will be naming a very prominent street in Ijebu-Ode in his memory.
“I have also discussed with the Chief of Staff to the President, I will also be writing to the president, humbly requesting that a prominent street in Abuja be named after Mabogunje,” Abiodun submitted.
Buhari described Mabogunje as a distinguished public policy expert, an advocate of good governance who was accessible, approachable and extremely humble to all who came across him.
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Represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Buhari noted that the late professor was a just man who throughout his life led by example.
He noted further that Mabogunje would live in the minds of many people as a great man for a long time, submitting that he was a decent man who served God with all his heart.
Buhari, however, expressed his condolences with the family of the late professor, saying that the family should be glad that Mabogunje who lived an accomplished life was well celebrated and was a cerebral educator.
In his remarks, former president Olusegun Obasanjo described the late professor of geography as a distinguished man who lived and stood firm for his faith and belief.
