THE death has been announced of Ambassador Olusola Sanu OFR, a patriarch of the Beyerunka family of Ibadan.
According to a release by Olajide Sanu, on behalf of the family, Ambassador Sanu, Bashorun Babajiro of Ibadanland, passed on Monday, March 21, 2022. Born in 1930, he was 92 years old.
The statement reads: “Ambassador Sanu was one of the first generation Nigerian career diplomats. He started as a Foreign Service Cadet in 1958. He rose as Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Nigeria (1962 – 1965) at the United Nations to become Nigeria’s Ambassador to several countries including USA, China, Australia, Ethiopia and Belgium. He had a distinguished diplomatic career serving Nigeria across the globe.
“He was also an academic who served as visiting Professor at University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). His published works include Nigeria, Africa and European Union: Beyond 2000 and Audacity on the Bound, his autobiography.
“A true son of Ibadan, he was conferred with the title Bashorun Babajiro of Ibadanland and was Chairman of Ibadan Elder’s Forum. He supported his people generously and devotedly.
“Ambassador Sanu was a man of profound integrity, faith and honesty. His warmth and humor was endearing and he enriched lives distinctly with his wise counsel, generosity and charming disposition.
“Ambassador Sanu loved his Family unequivocally and was the true epitome of a family man. He is survived by his wife, Chief Irene Abayomi Sanu, children and grand-children.
“His passing will be celebrated in true style of the life he lived, humbly and with dignity. Burial arrangements will follow shortly.”
No burial arrangement has been announced yet.
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