A former Nigerian minister of education, Babalola Borishade, 71, is dead.
He died in London on Wednesday after a brief illness.
He was initially rushed to Reddington Hospital in Lagos, last week
from where he was taken to London. The cause of death was lung and heart
–related.
Mr. Borishade was born in Usi-Ekiti on March 7, 1946 into the Ebi Ilotin family.
He served as a minister for four times, between 1999-2011. The
electrical engineer was also a teacher and a political strategist.
Between February 2001 and May 2003, he served as the Minister of Education.
In recognition of his contributions to Education in Nigeria, Africa
and the World at large, Mr. Borishade was elected the Vice- Chairman of
the E9 Group of the United Nations, President of the UNESCO
International Conference on Education, as well as Chairman Education for
All (EFA) Forum of African Ministers of Education.
In 2004, the professor was appointed as Minister of State, Power and Steel.
He initiated the ‘Gas to Power Project (G2P), a World Bank sponsored
project designed to ensure sustained gas development and availability
for power production to meet Nigerian electricity demands.
Between July 2005 and November 2006, Mr. Borishade was Minister of
Aviation, during which a Civil Aviation Bill was passed to replace the
1964 Act and the direct flight between Nigeria and the United States of
America was restored.
His initiation of various reforms and development in the aviation
sector resulted in Nigeria scoring 93 per cent in the ICAO Universal
Audit which made Nigeria a benchmark to African Aviation Industry.
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