by Akan Ido

There are unconfirmed reports that the former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu is dead.

Dr. Agagu reportedly slumped on Friday evening in Oyo but could not be revived.

The former Governor’s death was confirmed by Ayo Fadaka, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State. He was 65.

Dr. Olusegun Agagu, an erudite scholar, was born on 16th February ,1948. He was governor of Ondo State from 29 May, 2003 until February, 2009.

Agagu attended the University of Texas between 1973 and 1974 for his Masters degree in Geology. He later returned to Nigeria where he obtained a Ph.D degree in Petroleum Geology from the University of Ibadan in 1978.

Details of his death could not be ascertained as at press time but we shall bring you more as soon as we get them.