First FCT Minister – Ajose Adeogun Is Dead
Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, the first minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has passed away.
Adeogun passed away on July 1, 2023, at the age of 96. His family issued a statement after learning of his passing;
The family of Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun has announced that their patriarch, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, FCIS, CON, JP, has passed on to the eternal glory.
“During his tenure as the FCT minister, he was in charge of the Master Plan of Abuja and was nominated as the Minister by the military government of General Murtala Mohammed.
“Before he was appointed as the FCT minister, Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun had served meritoriously as a two-term Federal Commissioner for Cooperatives and Supply in August 1975.
“He was later appointed as the Federal Commissioner for Special Duties, Federal Capital Development Authority.”