Former Dean, Students Affairs and immediate past Registrar of Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB), Prof. Duro Ajeyalemi has died from covid-19 complications.
The late Mr Ajeyalemi, who retired at the age of 70 from the university in November, in 2020, was a former dean of the institution’s faculty of education and the pioneer registrar of the Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board (JUPEB).
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Confirming the development, the university’s deputy vice-chancellor in charge of development services, Folasade Ogunsola, said the institution’s management was “again shocked to receive the news of the death of another great scholar.”
“It is true Professor Ajeyalemi is dead. We are still in shock. Nigerians should know that COVID-19 is real and they should please use masks appropriately,” Mrs Ogunsola told our reporter on the phone.
According to reports, the late don died at the isolation centre at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, in Lagos.
Meanwhile, Mrs Ogunsola, a professor of medical microbiology, urged Nigerians to avoid partying, also stressing the need to avoid violating COVID-19 rules through social gathering, an act which has unfortunately increased the cases nationwide.
“Nigerians should know that social parties can wait. We must wear our masks and avoid crowded spaces. We must also sanitise properly. COVID-19 is real and we must be properly guided,” Mrs Ogunsola added.
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