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ABUJA, MARCH 26, 2023: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa Chairman/CEO, Nigerians
in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has described the late foremost diplomat
and defence analyst, Alhaji Rasheed Adesokan as a true patriot , honest
straightforward and trustworthy person
In a condolence message sent to the family of the Adesokan in Ibadan,
the NIDCOM boss said the global community as well as the Muslim
community in Nigeria will miss the wisdom and counsel of the late
community leader.
Dabiri-Erewa recalled that despite the fact that she had never met the
late President of Nigeria Society of International Relations, he had
critically assessed NiDCOM after one year of its existence, and had
given the Commission encouraging and inspiring accolades , urging the
Commission not to rest on its oars.
“It is indeed sad and painful that Nigeria will lose such a good man
when the country needed his words of wisdom more during this challenging
period. “
May Allah be with the family and the community he left behind, forgive
his shortcomings and reward him with al-janah firdaus.
Omooba Rasheed Adesokan, a veteran of Nigeria Civil war as a soldier ,
died at UCH Ibadan after a brief illness on Saturday March 25 at the age
of 75 years.
Before his death, he was the Balogun Mumini of Yorubaland, Baale of
Bodija Community and Director General of Centre for Islamic Information
and Youth Development in Ibadan, Nigeria.
