The final burial rites of the late Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Chief Demola Seriki took place earlier today in Lagos.
Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki, died in Madrid, Spain last week Thursday.
Until his death, he was the Nigerian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain with concurrent accreditation as a Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
He had his earlier education in Nigeria and later proceeded for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the United States of America where he bagged his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Accounting from the City University of New York in the United States of America.
Seriki, who was a grassroot politician, began his career as a clerical officer at Lagos City Council, Lagos Island in 1978.
At the national level, Seriki was a former minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Defence, Mines and Steel Development and Interior.
Seriki is survived by wives and children.