Pius Adesanmi who was on the 157 passengers who died in the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crash of Sunday, March 10, studied for a master’s degree in French from the University of Ibadan in 1998.
In his honour, some members of the University of Ibadan community including professors, students and others, gathered for ‘A March’.
Anchoring the candlelight event, One Mr Ropo Ewenla, reiterated that it was not a time to mourn the late Adesanmi but a moment to celebrate a self-immortalised man whom many described as “too good to die”.
Many people within and outside the university who participated in the march testified that Pius Adesanmi lived like a sage despite his young years.
Professor Ademola Dasylva, the Dean of Faculty of Arts celebrated Adesanmi’s exploits as a young professor, describing his passing as “a great loss to everyone, to Nigeria, to Africa and to the world”.
While lamenting the “executive murder” of his friend by the Boeing airplane, Professor Aderemi Raji-Oyelade reflected that it was quite unfortunate that Adesanmi fell victim to the failures and mediocrity which he often criticized.
Barrister Femi Aborisade, who rounded off at the point of lighting the candles, said he was mourning Adesanmi regrettably because he had met the Kogi-born scholar only once before the accident that claimed his life.
He, however, remarked that Adesanmi resolutely and consistently stood for the masses, an act which he said is worthy of emulation.
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