By Goodluck Ikiebe.
Major General Chris Jemitola (rtd), a former Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has died after slumping at the IBB Golf Club.
The fatal incident happened on Thursday morning as confirmed by family sources, adding that Jemitola was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Jemitola served as Obasanjo’s ADC from 2003 to 2007 while he was a colonel.
He was later appointed as the Director of Defence Information and subsequently served as the Defence Attaché at the Nigerian Embassy in Brazil.
In 2014, he was promoted to the rank of Major General.
Before his retirement, Jemitola served as the Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP) of the Nigerian Army.
He also had a stint in the private sector.
He was the Senior Advisor for Military Communications at Pinnacle Communications Limited as of 2019.
Jemitola’s family is yet to release his burial plans.
