By Osahon Osahon
Emeritus Professor and former minister of Minister of Science and Technology during the Military Administration of General Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Emmanuel Emovon, is dead.
He died barely four days to his 91 year birthday on Thursday.
Emovon is a Professor of Chemistry and a former Vice Chancellor of University of Jos .
His passage is coming barely 24 hours after the death of another illustrious son of Benin Kingdom, Col. Paul Ogbebor (rtd), who died of prostate cancer Wednesday morning.
Emovon, who is the Obayagbona of Benin Kingdom, was the first Benin man to become a Professor and a Vice Chancellor in a Federal University in Nigeria.
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He was a Foundation Fellow and Past President of the Nigerian Academy of Science.
The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained as at press time.
The family is yet to formally announce his death, but a condolence register has been opened at his Benin City residence.
Governor Godwin Obaseki was among the people that have signed the condolence register.
In his tribute, Obaseki said the late Emovon “represented the best of Edo values and was a personification of the Edo personality.”
The Governor said the people of the state would miss an ideal statesman.
“He was a brilliant scientist and intellectual giant who served the people and our community,” Obaseki added.
