A Nigerian Professor of Economics, AbdulHakeem Ishola Mobolaji, has died in an auto crash on his way to Ibadan from Lagos on Sunday 20th September, 2015.
Professor Mobolaji died along with his son, Muhammad, while his second son, Abdul Hafiz and a friend, Barrister Abdul Rasheed Attah survived the accident.
As stated by a statement titled ‘The Exit of a Rare Gem’, Professor Mobolaji was due to resume as the Dean, College of Management Sciences in Fountain University, Osogbo, where he had briefly acted as Acting Vice Chancellor.
He was among five Economists (in Anglophone West African State). Selected through high competitive research to study challenges of integration in ECOWAS countries in 2010-2011.
He was the pioneer Chairman Board of Directors of Al-Barakah Microfice Bank Limited and a Senior Lecturer and Postgraduate Coordinator, Department of Economics University of Ilorin. Prior to this, he was a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, Department of Economics, Fountain University,Osogbo.
A highly respected and personable university don has established a reputation both in financial and economics world. He consulted for Financial Institutions, Central Bank of Nigeria, ECOWAS and independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in the areas of economics and econometric.
An erudite scholar of international repute.Mobolaji who held Ph.D in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Leicester, UK in 2008 was an associate Tutor, Management Centre and Department of Economics, University of Leicester. He was also a Senior Research Fellow, Centre for African Research and Resources Development, UK and consulted for Alexander Brookes Training, UK.
An Associate member of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACIT), Member of Nigerian Economic Society, Member of International Association of Islamic Economics, Member Development Studies Association (UK) and a Member African Econometric Society.
The erudite Professor travelled far and wide and published many Books in diverse areas such as: Islamic Banking and Finance; Recent Issues on
Ficial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa; Corruption, Accountability and Good Goverce in Nigeria.
He also published Journal of Social Responsibility, Journal of Economic Studies, UK and Journal of Financial Economics.
He was an author and editor of several books and publications.
Professor Mobolaji was an indigene of Abeokuta, Ogun State,Nigeria, and was survived by two wives and children.