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Tuesday 7 February 2012

OBITUARY NEWS

Foremost economist, Prof Aluko dies at 83

Professor Sam Aluko, Nigeria’s foremost Economist is dead. He died in the UK on Tuesday at the age of 83.

Those who can be compared to the late Professor Aluko can be counted on finger tips. He was a man of many parts, a teacher, a politician and a stickler to principles.

He achieved a rare feat of finishing his MSc with a distinction at the London School of Economics. 
As a student there, he criticised the budget of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo so much that the Western Region decided to withdraw his scholarship and requested that he should return home.




The school authorities however replied that if the scholarship is to be withdrawn, the school would take over and foot the bill. He was thereafter sent a letter of congratulation signed by Chief Awolowo. By the time the Constitutional Conference was held in 1957, Awo eventually invited him over to dinner and they became very close thereafter.

He was the Secretary General of the Ekiti Peoples Party during the First Republic and he was elected as the Chairman of the Ado District Council.

A Professor of Professors, many Economists of note passed through him in his days in the University of Ife where he was the first Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

He was also known to have served He served as Economic Adviser to the Late Head of State, General Sani Abacha. Others he advised included the former Governor of Ondo State, Chief Adekunle Ajasin and General Abdulsalami Abubakar.

The idea to put the excess funds from the increase in the pump price of petrol during the Abacha years and the subsequent formation of the Petroleum Trust Fund was proposed by the foremost Economist. So also was the idea of the Value Added Tax (VAT).

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Love the article on Gaddafi
We must rise above tribalism & divide & rule of the colonialist who stole & looted our treasure & planted their puppets to lord it over us..they alone can decide on whosoever is performing & the one that is corrupt..but the most corrupt nations are the western countries that plunder the resources of other nations & make them poorer & aid the rulers to steal & keep such ill gotten wealth in their country..yemen,syria etc have killed more than gadhafi but its not A̷̷̴ good investment for the west(this is laughable)because oil is not in these countries..when obasanjo annihilated the odi people in rivers state, they looked away because its in their favour & interest..one day! Samosa Iyoha

Hello from
Johannesburg
I was amazed to find a website for Africans in Hungary.
Looks like you have quite a community there. Here in SA we have some three million Zimbabweans living in exile and not much sign of going home ... but in Hungary??? Hope to meet you on one of my trips to Europe; was in Steirmark Austria near the Hungarian border earlier this month. Every good wish for 2011. Geoff in Jo'burg

I'm impressed by
ANH work but...
Interesting interview...
I think from what have been said, the Nigerian embassy here seem to be more concern about its nationals than we are for ourselves. Our complete disregard for the laws of Hungary isn't going to help Nigeria's image or going to promote what the Embassy is trying to showcase. So if the journalists could zoom-in more focus on Nigerians living, working and studying here in Hungary than scrutinizing the embassy and its every move, i think it would be of tremendous help to the embassy serving its nationals better and create more awareness about where we live . Taking the issues of illicit drugs and forged documents as typical examples.. there are so many cases of Nigerians been involved. But i am yet to read of it in e.news. So i think if only you and your journalists could write more about it and follow up on the stories i think it will make our nationals more aware of what to expect. I wouldn't say i am not impressed with your work but you need to be more of a two way street rather than a one way street . Keep up the good work... Sylvia

My comment to the interview with his excellency Mr. Adedotun Adenrele Adepoju CDA a.i--

He is an intelligent man. He spoke well on the issues! Thanks to Mr Hakeem Babalola for the interview it contains some expedient information.. B.Ayo Adams click to read editor's mail
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