A Nigerian politician and serving Ambassador to Spain, Mr. Demola Seriki has died.
His death was announced by his children who said that the former Minister died in Madrid in the early hours of Thursday.
Seriki was Minister of State for Defence.
The circumstances leading to his death were not clear as at press time.
But the NPO Reports gathered that the Ambassador may have been Down with some ailments for sometime now.
An indication to this was that he was given a National award earlier this year which he did not show up for in Abuja.
He was honoured with the Commander Order of Niger by President Muhammadu BUhari.
In 1978, Seriki started his career as a clerical officer in the Lagos City Council, City Hall, Lagos, and had a brief stint at the International Bank for West Africa Ltd (IBWA), now Afribank.
As a junior public servant, Seriki was not satisfied with his clerical job, because his secondary school qualification would not guarantee him promotion into the senior ranks of public service. So, he proceeded to New York where he studied for and earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees in Accounting, Finance, and Management from the City University of New York. He also attended Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he completed a Senior Executive Education and earned a certificate in National and International Security.
Upon completion of his studies, from 1984 to 1986 Seriki became a teacher and counselor at New York’s John F. Kennedy High School, Walton High School, and Springfield Gardens High School, teaching accounting and business mathematics.
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Seriki was a qualified teacher in business, accounting and mathematics.
Seriki was Minister of State for Defence between 2008 to 2009.
He was also Minister of State for the Interior 2009 to March 2010.
He also served as Supervising Minister for Mines and Steel Development (October 2008 to December 2008) and Minister of State for Agriculture and Water Resources (2007 to 2008).