{"id":149978,"date":"2022-02-17T12:55:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T11:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=149978"},"modified":"2022-02-17T12:55:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T11:55:25","slug":"tinubus-ally-prof-tunde-samuel-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/17\/tinubus-ally-prof-tunde-samuel-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu\u2019s ally, Prof Tunde Samuel is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Tunde Samuel, a former Special Adviser on Education under ex-Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu, is dead.<\/p>\n<p>The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and member of the powerful Governor\u2019s Advisory Council (GAC) died Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel served as Chairman, Governing Council, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED); pioneer Provost, Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED).<\/p>\n<p>The retired professor of Political Economics of Education, Lagos State University (LASU), was a member of the 2014 National Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel also served as a member of LASU Implementation Committee and two-time member of the Provisional Government Council.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University Otuoke in Bayelsa, was a consultant for UNESCO and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/05\/unicef-2-4bn-investments-needed-to-end-genital-mutilation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNICEF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel was Tinubu\u2019s policy and political strategist, respected by elites, serving and former Lagos office holders.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased will be remembered for assisting Tinubu to formulate and execute the Lagos blueprint still in effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Tunde Samuel, a former Special Adviser on Education under ex-Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu, is dead. 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