President Bola Tinubu has sent his condolences to the family, friends, and associates of Professor Ebenezer Ogunlana, who passed away at the age of 87.
Ogunlana was once president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria as well as the Association of Professional Bodies in Nigeria and the West African Pharmacists Association.
He was dean, Faculty of Pharmacy and deputy vice chancellor at the then University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University.
He was a recipient of the Andre Bedat Award, which is given to persons who have distinguished themselves in the practice of pharmacy by the International Pharmaceutical Federation.
The president in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, sympathised with the Ogunlana family and the pharmaceutical community for the painful loss.
Tinubu prayed for the repose of the soul of the departed and comfort for all those who mourn this agonizing loss.