Chief Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo, a former governor of Kwara State and a former minister of communications, has passed away.
He had a brief illness that led to his passing on Tuesday morning.
A family source confirmed the news to Channels Television via phone pending an official statement, requesting anonymity.
Adebayo, who was born on February 24, 1941 in Igbaja, who is now a resident of Kwara State’s Ifelodun Local Government Area, had a distinguished academic and political career.
Before enrolling at Barewa College in Zaria (1962–1963), he attended All Saints Anglican School in Oke-Onigbin and Provincial Secondary School in Ilorin.
He later studied at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1964–1967), and the University of Ghana, Legon (1967–1969).
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He began lecturing at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1969 and assumed the position of head of the Kwara State College of Technology’s English department in 1973.
From 1975 to 1978, Adebayo served in Kwara State as commissioner for education and later as commissioner for information and economic development.
He was elected to the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) as a senator in 1979, and he became the governor of Kwara State in 1983.
The military coup led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari on December 31, 1983, cut short his tenure.
Under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s leadership, Adebayo became the country’s communications minister in 1999, where he spearheaded significant reforms in the telecoms industry.
Source: Channels TV
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