Scholar and Marxist Historian Dr. Samuel Olusegun Osoba Dies at 92
Dr. Samuel Olusegun Osoba, veteran Marxist scholar and member of the 1977 Constituent Assembly, passed away peacefully at his Ijebu Ode residence on May 14, 2026. As chairman of the Yusufu Bala Usman Institute in Zaria, he dedicated his life to teaching and researching Nigeria’s economic history. He exposed neo-colonial structures hindering national development and co-authored the influential Minority Report and Draft Constitution of 1976. His wide-ranging writings—scholarly works, articles and newspaper columns—inspired generations of students and fueled debates on social justice. Funeral arrangements will be announced by his family, and his legacy as a tireless advocate for an equitable Nigeria will endure.
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