| Lam Adesina is dead Nov 11th 2012, 19:13  | | Late Lam Adesina |
The erstwhile governor of Oyo State and chieftain of leading opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Alhaji Lam Adesina is dead.
The former governor passed on at the age of 73 and would be committed to mother earth at his country home in Ibadan today according to Islamic Rites.
Born January 20, 1939 the late Adesina was a renowned educator who mounted the throne of leadership of Oyo State on May 29, 1999 on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) party.
He attended Loyola college in Ibadan bofore proceeding to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 1961-1963.
The political stalwart also studied at the university of Ibadan in 1971.
Before veering into politics, Adesina worked in private educational institutions."There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit." Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, (1769 – 1821).  |  |
