Minority Leader Osun House of Assembly, Makinde is dead

Minority Leader of  the Osun State House of Assembly, Oladejo Makinde is dead.

The lawmaker who represents Ife Central Constituency died, Sunday afternoon, in a hospital in Ekiti state.

Makinde, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the state was said to have died after a brief illness.

Late Makinde, popularly called ‘Igwe’ was a former chairman, Ife Central Local Government Area of the state.

His corpse was said to have been deposited at the mortuary of Ekiti State Teaching Hospital.

The Chairman, Osun Assembly Committee on Information and Strategy, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye confirmed his death to our correspondent on the telephone.

He expressed shock at the demise of his colleague.

Also confirming his death, the chairman of PDP in the state, Alhaji Gani Olaoluwa said he dies following health complication.

Meanwhile, the house has described the death of one of its members as painful and unfortunate.

A statement by the Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye said the death of the lawmaker came to the Assembly as a great shock.

The Assembly noted that though the late lawmaker was battling with illness, but his response to medical attention gave them the confidence that he would soon be back on his feet and join the legislative business in the house.

The late lawmaker candour and relationship with other members of the Assembly, inspite his political partisanship, according to the parliament, would be greatly missed.

“It is shocking that late Honourable Makinde died at this critical period that he is needed in his immediate and political family most.

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