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Obasanjo’s ex-ADC collapses at Abuja Golf Club, dies

Obasanjo’s ex-ADC collapses at Abuja Golf Club, dies

Former Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Major General Christopher Jemitola on Thursday slumped at the IBB Golf Course in Abuja and died.

Sources close to his family confirmed that he was quickly rushed to the hospital but was declared dead upon arrival.

The late General was at several times, the Corp Commander Nigerian Army Signals, Nigeria’s Defence Adviser to Brazil and Director of Army Public Relations.

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Jemitola who hailed from Ososo in Akoko Edo Local government area of Edo State served as Obasanjo’s ADC from 2003 to 2007 while he was still a colonel.

He later became the Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP) in the Nigerian Army before his retirement.

 

Obasanjo’s ex-ADC collapses at Abuja Golf Club, dies

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