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BREAKING: NECA DG Timothy Olawale slumps, dies in Abuja [PHOTO]

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has confirmed the death of its Director-General, Dr Timothy Olawale.

NECA Secretariat said in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday that Olawale passed on, on Friday, October 1 in a hospital in Abuja. A report said he slumped, before being taken to the hospital, where he breathed his last.

“It is with deepest sadness that we announce the passing of Dr Timothy Olawale, our Director-General, which occurred on October 1 2021 at a hospital in Abuja.

“He is survived by his wife, children and other relatives; we pray the good Lord to grant his family and us all, the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss,’’ NECA’s statement said.

The late Dr Olawale was confirmed as the substantive DG of NECA in January 2019, after six months in acting capacity.

He succeeded Segun Oshinowo, who retired in December 2018 after serving the association for 19 years.

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