By Saheed Ibraheem

Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro is dead.
The Health Commissioner died at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo after he slumped two days ago and was rushed to the hospital.
It was gathered that the commissioner had been sick for some days before he passed away.
The cause of the commissioner’s death was yet to be ascertained, but reliable sources said he was a hypertensive and diabetic in his life time.
When The Hope visited his residence at Oja Oshodi, Akure, the whole street, where his hospital and residence were located were flooded with sympathizers, with many of them wailing, weeping and shouting as they were unable to hold back their tears.
Eulogies, lamentations and panegyric were rendered for the late Commissioner as sympathizers were lurked at every corner of his residence.
Wahab Oluropo Adegbenro was born on June 5, 1955 at Ilara-Mokin in Ifedore Local Government area of Ondo State. After his elementary education at Muslim Primary School, Ilara-Mokin between 1962 and 1967, Adegbenro attended Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure; and the University of Benin, Benin City.
He established Crown Hospital, Akure where he was the Chief Medical Director. Adegbenro was appointed the Vice-Chairman, Ondo State Committee on Sports for the Disabled from 1997 to 1999; and later chairman of the Committee from 1999 to 2002.
He was a Director, Ondo State Waste Management Board from 1999 to 2002 before he was appointed a Commissioner in Ondo State and was in charge of Culture and Tourism and later the Ministry of Health. Adegbenro before his death was the Chairman, Ondo State Council of All Progressive Congress (APC) Muslim Members.
He holds the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B; B.S). He was a member of the Nigeria Medical Association; Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria; Associate member, Royal College of General Practitioners of London; and Nigeria Guild of Medical Directors.