Rear Admiral S.A. Olukoya passes on

The former Military Governor of the Old Ondo State, Rear Admiral Sunday Abiodun Olukoya (rtd.), has passed on, at the age of 74.

Admiral Olukoya who was an officer in the Nigerian Navy and retired after 32 years of meritorious service as a Rear Admiral, demised on Monday, August 23, 2021 after battling a brief illness.

He was once the Aide-De-Camps (ADC) to the Military Governor of Western State, Vice Admiral Akintunde Aduwo. He also served as the Director of Naval Signals, as well as the Commanding Officer of Naval Ships and Shore Bases. He was the Defense Attaché, Nigerian Embassy, Yaoundé, in Cameroon between 1986 and 1990. He served briefly as the Director of Administration and Logistics at the Directorate of Intelligence Agency before his appointment as the Military Governor of Old Ondo State, which is the current day Ondo, and Ekiti states between 1990 and 1992, during the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.).

Admiral Olukoya was appointed the Commandant of the Apapa Port in 1992 and served as the Director of Administration at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) between 1996 and 1998. Before his retirement in 1999, he served as the Director of Logistics at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja.

As a retired officer he was appointed as the Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Auditing, Wrecking, Clearing and Sale of residual metals in Nigerian waters by the Late President Umaru Yar’Adua. He was a recipient of various awards including Commander of the Order of Niger (CON), Forces Service Star (FSS), National Service Medal (NSM), Silver Jubilee Medal (SJM), Meritorious Service Star (MSS), amongst others.

Celebrated by the Nigerian Tribune Newspaper as one of Ogun State’s 35 eminent indigenes, Admiral Olukoya also sat as the board Chairman of several companies including DGU Consult Limited, HSENations, the Organisers of AfriSAFE, Oakland and Johnson, amongst others. He was also the Publisher of Real World Magazine, a magazine dedicated to celebrating God’s goodness.

He was a loving husband to Chief Mrs. Oluremi Olukoya, a caring father and grandfather and a faithful follower of Jesus Christ.

The family will provide details on burial arrangements.