A prominent member of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) in Lagos State, Professor Tunde Samuel, is dead.
Professor Samuel, who was a former Special Adviser on Education to former Governor Bola Tinubu, died on Wednesday night at the age of 73.
Confirming his death, Lagos State Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, described Prof. Samuel as a titan whose positive roles in Lagos cannot be forgotten in a hurry.
The deceased served as Chairman of the Governing Councils for the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti and the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa, respectively.
He was also an International Consultant for UNESCO and UNICEF.
Samuel was a retired Professor of Political Economics of Education and a former Chairman of the Governing Council of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto-Ijanikin.