President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, Nigeria’s first Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), who died on Saturday, July 1, in Lagos at 96 years.
Tinubu, in a statement on Wednesday by his spokesperson, Dele Alake, described the Ajose-Adeogun as an eminent statesman for his contributions to nation-building.
Tinubu said Nigeria and the people of Lagos where he held an important traditional title owed the late ex-minister a debt of gratitude for his long years of meritorious service.
The statement partly read:
“The late Chief Ajose-Adeogun was a two-time Federal Commissioner for Cooperatives and Supply before his appointment as the Federal Commissioner for Special Duties in charge of the Federal Capital Development Authority.
“He superintended over the planning and the design of the masterplan of Abuja during his time as the FCT minister.”
Ajose-Adeogun served as the FCT minister during the military administration of the late Gen. Murtala Muhammed.
