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NCC Mourns Ex-Board Chairman, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye

Faith Ukanwa

Aug 26, 2021

The Board, Management and entire staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has mourned the immediate past Board Chairman of the Commission, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye.

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In a condolence letter to the family of the deceased, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta described late Durojaiye as a Patriarch, grandfather and great-grandfather.

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Danbatta extolled his life-time of service as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Banker, Lawyer, Economist and evergreen Administrator per excellence.

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"He was a renowned fighter for freedom, a consummate statesman, an honest, courageous and hardworking man during his life timeÔÇØ.

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The Commission, will forever, remember him for the diligent conduct of the Businesses of the Board and for his notable achievements during the brief period he served as the Chairman.

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"Our thoughts and sympathies are with the entire family at this grieving period as we pray for his soul to continue to rest in perfect peace. May the Almighty God in His infinite mercy grant the entire family the fortitude to bear this irreparable lossÔÇØ, Danbatta said.

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Born in 1933 in Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, late Durojaiye, represented Ogun State at the Senate from 1999 to 2003 and was a member of the Constituent Assembly from 1988 to 1989.

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He served as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Commission from November 2016 to January 2019.

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Durojaiye died on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the age of 88.

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— Faith Ukanwa

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