Buhari Mourns Ogunnaike At 65
President of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has joined family and friends of Babatunde Ogunnaike, a professor of more than 25 years and Dean of Engineering at Delaware University, in mourning the scholar. ICIR reports.
According to ICIR, Ogunnaike, a Nigerian-American from Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, died on Sunday, February 20 at the age of 65. Information Guide Nigeria
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In his condolence message, Buhari noted Ogunnaike’s significant contribution to the composition of the Nigerian National Anthem and his patriotism towards the wellbeing of the nation.
“As a scholar and administrator, Ogunnaike’s long hours of research spanned into years,” Buhari said and prayed for comfort for his family”.
An Associate Professor in the Faculty of Material Science and Engineering at the Jimma Institute of Technology, Ethiopia, Olu Emmanuel Femi, who was a former student of the late scholar, also expressed sadness over his demise.
“Prof. Tunde Ogunnaike thought me probability and statistics at the African University of Science and Technology. He was a good teacher and gentle. Never knew he wrote the second stanza of our national anthem”. jamb results
Femi added that Ogunnaike left a lasting impression on him as a student which has now influenced how he examines his own students.
In a 2012 interview, Ogunnaike who was among the five composers of the Nigerian National Anthem said he had mixed feelings of pride and sadness whenever he hears the anthem, as it reminded him of unfulfilled promises of a country filled with so many potentials.
