The former Executive Director and chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Segun Awolowo, is dead.
Segun, grandchild of the late Obafemi Awolowo, former premier of Western Nigeria, died at 62.
The Awolowo family announced his passing in a statement issued on Thursday, but failed to disclose the cause of his death.
The statement read, “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Olusegun Awolowo.
“He was the world’s most phenomenal husband, father and grandfather — steady, wise, endlessly loving, and the constant anchor of our family.
“A painfully loyal servant to Nigeria, he dedicated his life to the service of his country with vision, integrity, passion, and unwavering commitment.
“He was a true family man, a great friend, a wonderful servant of God, and a deeply beautiful human being.
“He loved his family. He loved his work. He loved his country. And he lived every day with purpose, humility, and a generous spirit that touched everyone who knew him.
“We are shattered by this loss, but forever grateful for his life, his legacy, and the love he poured into all of us. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.”
The deceased was the ED/CEO of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) between 2013 and 2022.
In July 2021, he was unanimously elected president of the National Trade Promotion Organisations (TPOs) from ECOWAS member states.
In 2023, the late former President Muhammadu Buhari approved Awolowo’s appointment as secretary of the national action committee on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Born on 27 September 1963, his father (Segun Awolowo Sr.) died in 1963 at age 25 by car accident at the old Ibadan-Lagos road.
He was born two months after his father’s death.
Late Segun Awolowo started his education at the Mayhill Convent School alongside Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
From there, he proceeded to Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos State, for his secondary school education and completed his secondary school education at Government College, Ibadan.
On completion of his secondary school education, he proceeded to the Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago Iwoye and graduated with a LLB degree.
