Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced the death of one of its former Vice-Chancellors, Professor Wale Omole, who died on Monday evening.
The university disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju.
Olarewaju described Omole as an accomplished scholar and respected university administrator whose contributions to education and university development earned him an important place in the history of Great Ife.
He served as Vice-Chancellor of the institution from 1991 to 1999, a period during which he contributed to its pursuit of academic excellence, institutional growth and reputation as one of Nigeria’s leading centres of higher learning.
The statement noted that the late professor was among the distinguished leaders whose services helped shape the identity, traditions and aspirations of the university.
Reacting to his death, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simeon Bamire, on behalf of the Governing Council, management, Senate, staff, students, alumni and the entire university community, extended condolences to the deceased's immediate family, friends, colleagues and associates.
Bamire said Omole’s contributions to Obafemi Awolowo University and the wider academic community would remain part of the institution's enduring history.
He prayed that Almighty God would give the family the strength to bear the painful loss and grant the departed academic eternal rest.
“Professor Wale Omole may have taken his final bow, but his place in the history of Great Ife remains indelible. May his soul rest in perfect peace,” Bamire said.
May his soul rest in perfect peace.
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