By Segun Oni
The death of Rtd Brig. Gen. Adetunji Idowu Olurin, came to our people in Ekiti state and me as a shock.
We have lost a great man and an extraordinary officer who served our state with exceptional commitment and courage in his short stint as a Sole Administrator and left lasting legacies.
Beyond being an officer and a gentleman, Gen. Olurin was stoutly a statesman par excellence who gave Nigeria his all and served the nation meritoriously in local and foreign services as a fine soldier.
He left remarkable footprints in every commands and formations he served, including as the Field Commander of Economic Community of West African Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in Liberia between 1999 and 1993.
Gen Olurin gave a good account of himself as the Military Governor of the old Oyo State and served with a high level of professionalism, fairness and empathy.
We commiserate with the immediate family and associates of General Olurin and pray that God in His infinite mercies grants him eternal rest and the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
