These are not the best of times for Mr. Funsho Kupolokun, a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
He lost his wife, Bukola. She passed away last week in the United Kingdom where she was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. They were married for 36 years.
A recipient of several awards at home and abroad, Funsho Kupolokun was a Special Assistant on Petroleum Matters to former President Olusegun Obasanjo prior to his elevation to the post of GMD at NNPC.