The Socialist Congress of Nigeria, the Board of Trustees of the Festus Iyayi Foundation and the UNILORIN 49+ Foundation have announced the death of one of their members, Professor Tunde Oduleye. He died on Sunday, March 3, 2019. He was 75 years old.
He was born in Zaria, Kaduna State, on January 21, 1944; and spent his childhood days in Katcha, near Bida in Niger State and Jos in Plateau State. He started his academic career at the University of Ibadan in 1973, from where he moved to join the pioneer staff at the newly established University of Ilorin in 1977, where he acquired a chair in 1985 and remained until his retirement. In the course of his academic career, Oduleye worked in a number of universities both within and outside of Nigeria. He is well-published in his field of Animal Physiology and socio-political issues.
Tunde Oduleye was a member of the Socialist Congress of Nigeria , a body that, in conjunction with other organizations, midwifed the birth of the Campaign for Democracy and the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights . These were organisations that played active pro-democracy roles that resulted in the termination of the military rule in Nigeria in 1999.
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