Nigerian Business mogul, Harry Akande Dies At 77

Prominent Nigerian businessman and former presidential aspirant, Chief Harry Ayoade Akande, is dead. 

Chief Harry Ayoade Akande dies aged 77. A statement issued by his son, Mr. Olumide Akande, on behalf of the family said he died in the early hours of Saturday following a brief illness. 

"Chief Harry Akande was an astute businessman of international repute whose legacy and influence cut across continents," the statement said. 

"His greatest passion was for a better Nigeria that guaranteed equity and justice for all. It is our fervent hope that this will be a reality in the not too distant future."

Akande, who held the chieftaincy title of Agba Oye of Ibadanland, was born on March 3, 1943. 

He was one of the founding fathers of the then All Peoples Party (APP) which was the second largest political party at the beginning of the present democratic dispensation. 

He served as Chairman of the APP Board of Trustees. Akande later ran for President on the platform of ANPP.