Aboaba passed shortly after a brief illness, according to a statement made by Prof. Folarin Alonge, national chairman of the Nigeria Institute of Agricultural Engineers.
Aboaba was one of the closest allies of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye.
Alonge described the late scholar as one of the founding fathers of the institute who was always passionate about the growth of Agricultural Engineering and mechanisation in the country.
He wrote:
