The traditional ruler of Asaba, Delta State, the Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Obi Joseph Chike Edozien, is dead.
Born on July 28, 1925, the Asagba died a few months before his 99th birthday anniversary.
Details of his death are still unknown as of the time of filling this report.
However, a statement by the Presidency said President Bola Tinubu condoled his family and the people of the state for the painful loss.
The media aide to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, who released the statement today, said that Tinubu celebrates the impactful life of the late monarch and eminent professor of medicine, acknowledging his advocacy for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians and inimitable role in forging partnerships across divides.
Professor Edozien began his university education in 1944, after he had secured admission into the University College of Dublin, Ireland.
He completed his BSc degree with honours in Physiology from the National University of Ireland in 1948, with further success in MSc in Physiology in 1950, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Chemotherapy (MBBCh) in 1954. He received several academic awards in the process to justify his satisfactory performance.
The late monarch was a Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina, a Professor of Nutrition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, and a Professor of Nutrition, of the School of Public Health of the University of North Carolina.
