Ogunlowo Passes on at 91
Pa. Adebayo Ogunlowo, an astute administrator and Anglican priest, has passed on at 91.
Ogunlowo’s passage was contained in a statement Media Consultant to the family, Mr. Aramide Tola-Noibi issued at the weekend.
The statement said Ogunlowo passed on peacefully on May 29, leaving children and adorable grandchildren behind.
Born on April 30, 1930, the statement said Ogunlowo started his elementary education at the St. Peter’s Anglican School, Oluponna in 1938 and gained admission to Ibadan Boys High School in 1945.
It said: “Ogunlowo crossed to Remo Secondary School, Sagamu and lastly to the C.M.S Grammar School, Lagos where he obtained his Senior Cambridge (Oversea) School Certificate in December 1953.
“He started work in 1954 at the
then Western Region Ministry of Education, Ibadan as a Clerical Officer and was posted to the Provincial Education Office in Abeokuta.
“He was later posted to the Planning Office, Ilaro in Egbado where he along with other officers worked tirelessly to prosecute the free Primary School Education Scheme then newly introduced by the then Premier of the Western Region, late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.