Punch Director, Dr. Lekan Are dies at 86

PUNCH director , businessman , distinguished agronomist and respected senior citizen, Dr. Lekan Are , is dead. He was born on December 2, 1933.
A family member who confirmed his death to PUNCH on Saturday said Dr. Are died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, shortly after midnight . He was 86.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also reported that,
Mr Toye Akinrinola, the Public Relations Officer of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, confirmed Are’s death to NAN on Saturday.
He said that Are died during a brief illness at the High Dependency Unit of UCH at about 12.30am on Saturday.
Are , the longest - serving director on the board of PUNCH Nigeria Limited , was the Chairman of Kakanfo Inn and Conference Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State and a former Chairman of University Press Plc .
A distinguished and well- regarded agriculture and water resources expert , he also served as General Manager of the Ogun - Osun River Basin Development Authority .