The former President Olusegun Obasanjo, lost his former teacher, James Popoola, at the age of 92 yesterday.Popoola reportedly taught Obasanjo at Baptist Boys High School,Abeokuta.
Obasanjo said that james popoola died at his residence in Ilaro, a town in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State yesterday.Obasanjo said that a member of the extended family,Tope popoola,said that the retire teacher died at 12 noon yesterday.he also said him [Obasanjo]and omolade had late last year, visity popoola in his ilaro home.According to him he said the family of pooola said Popoola gave up the ghost a few days after he was discharged from the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, where he had been admitted for treatment.He said apart from him [Obasanjo], the late Popoola also taught some other prominent persons in the country, including the Olubara of Ibara, Jacob Omolade; a former Vice-Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Prof Saburi Adesanya; anlate historian the politician, Saburi Biobaku. the politician, Saburi Biobaku.
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