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Professor Muritala Salau, the INEC National Commissioner representing South West has died at 67.

Mr. Salau, a former Vice Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, died at Turkish Hospital in Abuja after a brief illness on Saturday.

He was buried according to Islamic rites at the Muslim Cemetery, Moniya, Ibadan, on Sunday evening.

His corpse arrived at the Ibadan airport at 4.15 p.m. where the Janazah (funeral) prayers.

The prayer was witnessed by his immediate family , INEC officials, of the academic community, Islamic clerics, Muslim groups and other sympathisers.

The corpse was later led to the cemetery in a long convoy where he was buried amidst prayers.
An in-law to the deceased, Ishaq Sanni, who also double as the Chairman, Muslim Community of Oyo State, described his death as painful, as he was always concerned about people’s welfare.

Mr. Sanni said the Muslim community would miss him greatly because of his exemplary leadership qualities and kindness to the people.

Speaking in the same vein, a colleague of the deceased at INEC, Lai Olurode, said his death was sad and a personal loss to him as the two of them were from both the academic community and South West.

Mr. Olurode said he was with the deceased in Abuja before he took ill where he spoke as if he knew he was going to die soon.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr. Salau was born on November 21, 1947, in Ibadan, Oyo State.

He attended Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan on Western Region Scholarship between 1960 and 1964, and proceeded to University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Osun State to study Physics on Federal Government Scholarship where he graduated in 1971.

His ion for education took him to Stanford University Palo –Alto Ca94305, USA, where he obtained his Master of Science and Ph. D degrees in Applied Physics in 1974 and 1976, respectively.
He was Sole , LAUTECH from June 15, 1997, to July 5, 1999. He became Acting Vice Chancellor of the school on July 6, 1999 and he was confirmed as substantive Vice Chancellor on May 23, 2000, where he was till May 22, 2005.

Mr. Salau was sworn-in by former President Goodluck Jonathan on January 7, 2015, as INEC National Commissioner, representing the South West, the position he held till his demise.

A devoted Muslim, the deceased was survived by his wife and children.
(NAN)

http://www.timesng.com/news/more-news/187313-inec-national-commissioner-is-dead.html

Rip.

RIP to the dead

Professor Muritala Salau, the INEC National Commissioner representing South West has died at [size=15pt]67.[/size]

At this age a man is supposed to be in retirement. I think we should be encouraging young people. What can a man @ this age really do?

RIP

RIP to the dead.....oya where's the northern guy that will replace him





FTC?

the man has nothing to loose,he made enough for his children.
my papa for work harder,i for no dey here dey smoke garri witout sugar

barcanista:
At this age a man is supposed to be in retirement. I think we should be encouraging young people. What can a man @ this age really do?

Yet a 72yr old is at the helm of affairs.
Any wonder the country seems to be at a standstill! !
.
RIP to the dead.
67?? E don try for dis present world.
How I wished my wife, my mum, my brother reach dat age sef.

sad

barcanista:
At this age a man is supposed to be in retirement. I think we should be encouraging young people. What can a man @ this age really do?

but he did his part successfully!

AroOkigbo:

Yet a 72yr old is at the helm of affairs.
Any wonder the country seems to be at a standstill! !

a 72years old President with smart lieutenants and policy-formers/makers is good to go. Buhari unfortunately has non of these

barcanista:
a 72years old President with smart lieutenants and policy-formers/makers is good to go. Buhari unfortunately has non of these

According to you!.

Tolexander:
but he did his part successfully!

At his age he was supposed to be resting. We need to encourage people of 30s-50s, not bringing back some retired Academia

Jamiu, stay here am coming

AroOkigbo:

Yet a 72yr old is at the helm of affairs.
Any wonder the country seems to be at a standstill! !
.
RIP to the dead.
67?? E don try for dis present world.
How I wished my wife, my mum, my brother reach dat age sef.

rip to your relatives man

barcanista:
At this age a man is supposed to be in retirement. I think we should be encouraging young people. What can a man @ this age really do?

You don't throwaway experience when the possessor is willing to offer his/her services


Wisdom increases with age and learning is better delivered by the learned

barcanista:
At this age a man is supposed to be in retirement. I think we should be encouraging young people. What can a man @ this age really do?

GOD have mercy. Even when the man is dead u are still wailing U seriously need help cos u are losing it gradually. No offence.

barcanista:
a 72years old President with smart lieutenants and policy-formers/makers is good to go. Buhari unfortunately has non of these

cry me a river u sore loserPMB is your president and there nothing u can do about it. Damn!!!

IsraeliAIRFORCE:


You don't throwaway experience when the possessor is willing to offer his/her services


Wisdom increases with age and learning is better delivered by the learned

Bro I agree that wisdom comes with age, hence, old people are suited for critical Advisory role not operational role like INEC Commissioner. That role requires modern day brilliance and a smart mind for efficiency.

RIP to the Dead.

Nice blog! RIP

barcanista:
Bro I agree that wisdom comes with age, hence, old people are suited for critical Advisory role not operational role like INEC Commissioner. That role requires modern day brilliance and a smart mind for efficiency.

But the age bracket you expect to take up such roles wants to get rich overnight hence the clash of interest and the group's non-suitability. This is one of the reasons that invariably disqualify their services on ethical grounds.

sameer1212:
GOD have mercy. Even when the man is dead u are still wailing U seriously need help cos u are losing it gradually. No offence.

When will I finally lose it?

IsraeliAIRFORCE:


But the age bracket you expect to take up such roles wants to get rich overnight hence clash of interest and groups non suitability and invariable disqualification on ethical grounds.

That should be because the older generation failed in ing morals to the younger. What we should do is to encourage younger ppl than recycling retirees for positions that are way beyond them

barcanista:


When will I finally lose it?

lol. Even though we don't agree on some issues about politics due to your sentiments,I never pray for that day to come.

barcanista:
At this age a man is supposed to be in retirement. I think we should be encouraging young people. What can a man @ this age really do?

God almighty will surely deliver dis country from d hands of dis old men dat hv refused to go on retirement thereby keeping our vibrant youth jobless.

sameer1212:
lol. Even though we don't agree on some issues about politics due to your sentiments,I never pray for that day to come.

well, I'm glad to knw that

shininstar42:


God almighty will surely deliver dis country from d hands of dis old men dat hv refused to go on retirement thereby keeping our vibrant youth jobless.

Even that 67 may be his "Official age"... Na God go help us

RIP Prof Akin Salau.. Best teacher #SolidStatePhysics#SolarEnergy

barcanista:
That should be because the older generation failed in ing morals to the younger. What we should do is to encourage younger ppl than recycling retirees for positions that are way beyond them

You forget that the Holy Books call them End time generation that does what seems right in their own eyes.

Cursing their parents and disobeying their orders.