Punch Chairman, Aboderin Is Dead At Age 60

Chairman of PUNCH Nigeria Limited, Mr. Gbadebowale Wayne Aboderin, has died at the age of 60.

Aboderin, according to a statement by the Aboderin Family of Kudeti in Ibadan, in Oyo state signed by Angela Emuwa, died on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 6.05am after a heart surgery at the First Cardiology Consultants, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Gbadebowale Aboderin attended the Government College, Ibadan; and trained as a pilot in the United States. A sports enthusiast and philanthropist, he was the founder and chairman of the Dolphins Female Basketball Foundation, and also a former chairman of the Lagos State Basketball Association. He was a one-time vice-president of the Nigerian Basketball Supporters Club.

He is survived by his wife, Titilayo, and children.