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Dr Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem at a past function. He lost control of his car as he drove to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to catch a flight. Photo/FILE

Dr Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem at a past function. He lost control of his car as he drove to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to catch a flight. Photo/FILE 

By  EMEKA-MAYAKA GEKARA and SAMWEL KUMBA
Posted  Monday, May 25  2009 at  20:33

In Summary

  • A Pan-Africanist, he died in a road crash on the day the OAU was formed in 1963

“People in Nigeria are very sad about his death,” said Mr Olaleye.

The husband of Munila and father of two daughters, Aisha and Aida, Dr Abdul-Raheem joined the UN Millennium Campaign in March, 2006 as the deputy director for Africa.

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