OYSCOHEST, ELEYELE'S GOVERNING COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, OGUNDIWIN LAID TO REST

It was a cream of who is who at the commendation service held in honour of the late  Governing Council Chairman of Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology, Eleyele, Ibadan, Dr Aaron Ola Akanni Ogundiwin.

The Governing Council members,  Management,  Staff and Students of the College led by the Provost,  Mrs Oluyemisi Oyewo, were among those who paid their last respect to the late Associate Professor of Political Science,  who transited on Thursday, 16th November, 2023.

The event which was held at the Amphitheatre of Babcock University,  Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State was also attended by the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly,  Rt. Honourable Debo Ogundoyin, who represented the Oyo State Governor,  Engineer Seyi Makinde, Management,  Staff and Students of Babcock University, the work place of the deceased.

Speaking at the Commendation service, the Representative of Oyo State Governor, the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Debo Ogundoyin described the deceased  as a pillar of Governor Seyi Makinde's Government who had contributed  to the success of the administration. Dr Ogundiwin was the State Coordinator of Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora. 

Delivering the Sermon at the occasion,  Pastor (Dr) Tunji Olaofe who anchored his sermon on the  brevity of life, admonished the congregation to sow good seeds while alive as no one knows  when the end will come.

He said though Dr Aaron lived a short life, he had done a lot for mankind,  from testimonies shared by different people about him, for which he would for ever be remembered. He concluded the sermon by calling on people to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, because that is the very essence of our being.

Eulogising the late Dr Aaron Ola Ogundiwin, the OYSCOHEST Provost,  Mrs Oluyemisi Oyewo described him as an exemplary leader, a steady compass at work, who was endowed with so much wisdom, patient, supportive and very passionate about the College attaining excellence .

She noted with delight that the deceased had achieved a lot for the College within the short time he served as the Chairman, praying that God grants the wife, Dr Ijeoma Ogundiwin, the children,  siblings, aged mother and the entire College family the fortitude to bear the irreparable, irreplaceable and painful loss.

Reading a tribute on behalf of the College during the commendation service,  the Registrar of the College who is also the Secretary to the College Governing  Council, Mrs Dupe Ayoola said late Dr. Aaron Ola  Ogundiwin's contributions to the College were immeasurable, while his tenure as Chairman was characterized by relentless pursuit of excellence.

Dr Ogundiwin was appointed Chairman of the College Governing  Council on 16th February, 2021. 

He also served as the State Coordinator of  Omi Tuntun Initiative in the Diaspora. 

The pioneer College Governing Council was inaugurated on 17th April, 2021, with Dr. Aaron Ola Ogundiwin as the Chairman, until his transition on Thursday, 16th November, 2023.