Alhaji Adegboyega Arulogun, the father of Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, is dead.
The man passed on in the early hours of Wednesday.
He was 84.
Alhaji Arulogun, a three-time former commissioner in the state, died at a private hospital in Ibadan, the state capital, at 7.04 a.m after a brief illness.
A statement by the commissioner said Alhaji Arulogun, was a devoted Muslim, a community leader, defender of justice and an exemplary man who believed in the cause of the common man.
Alhaji Arulogun, who was born on October 1, 1934, attended St. Peter’s Primary School, Aremo; Olivet High School, Oyo and the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
He was was a prominent and active member of Ibadan Elders’ Council and Oluyole Club Lagos. The late commissioner was also a labour union leader in the media industry.
The late Alhaji Arulogun was a broadcaster, a former British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) consultant, former General Manager, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Channels 7 and 10 and former Marketing Director, NTA, among other positions he held in the media industry.
He was the Editor of Nigeria’s first celluloid movie, Kongi’s Harvest and had many successful productions on the NTA Network. These included: Ogunde: Man of the Theatre, 5 Days in Badagry, Dance for Harvest, Festac 77 and Born to Live.
He has been buried according to Islamic rites.
