President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday paid tributes to the former deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Omo Omoruyi, who died earlier in the day after years of battle against cancer.
According to Jonathan, Omoruyi’s death is a sad loss to the people of Edo State and Nigeria in general.
“President Goodluck Jonathan has received with sadness news of the death of renowned political scientist and former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Omo Omoruyi,” Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati wrote in a statement.
“President Jonathan commiserates with Prof. Omoruyi’s family and the Government and people of Edo State on the loss of the very distinguished academic and illustrious citizen whose contributions to the nation’s political development will be long remembered.”
He expressed belief that Nigerians will always acknowledge and honour the late professor’s significant contributions towards laying an enduring foundation for the current democratic dispensation in the country through the work of the Centre for Democratic Studies which he served as pioneer Director-General.
He then joined Prof. Omoruyi’s family, relatives, friends and associates in “praying for the peaceful repose of the eminent intellectual’s soul.”
