Former minister Alex Akinyele is dead

Former minister Alex Akinyele is dead

Akinyele, according to his son, died after a brief illness.
   
   
   
       
       
           
               
                   

Akinyele, according to his son, died after a brief illness.

               
           
               
                   

Former Minister of Information, Chief Alex Akinyele, is dead.

               
           
               
                   

The Nation reports that Akinleye's demise was announced in a statement by one of his sons, Constantine Akinfolarin Akinyele.

               
           
               
                   

The statement confirmed that the Ondo chief passed on in the late hours of Thursday, November 14, 2019, after a brief illness.

               
           
               
                   

Akinyele was a Nigerian administrator who served as a Minister of Information, and later became Chairman of the Nigerian Sports Commission.

               
           
               
                   

He served under former military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babaginda who nominated him as a member of the Constituent Assembly and later appointed him as the Minister of Information.

Source: Former minister Alex Akinyele is dead

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