By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Sunday described the death of the first civilian Governor of Osun State Senator, Isiaka Adeleke as shocking, disheartening and sad.
The governor stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan by his Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Mr. Yomi Layinka.
“When the news filtered in that Senator Adeleke was dead, l was extremely shocked and amazed. I found it very difficult to believe, because he was bubbling with life when l saw him last.
“Senator Adeleke was one person l admired for being a fine politician who committed his life to the service of humanity and his native Ede land”he said.
Governor Ajimobi in the statement declared that he received the news of Adeleke’s sudden death with shock and disbelief, saying,the late Senator was a celebrated and “committed politician, distinguished senator, grassroots mobilizer, socialite and great philanthropist”.
“Right from his days as the first elected governor of Osun State up till his death, he never wavered in stretching his helping hands to the poor and the needy. His role in the dominance of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, from when he decided to team up with the progressives, till death, is noteworthy. Senator Adeleke was an asset to our party. He will be greatly missed.”
The governor while commending the late senator’s contributions to debates on the floor of the Upper legislative chamber, which, he said, contributed immensely to quality legislation by the National Assembly, expressed the regret that the cold hands of death snatched away Senator Adeleke at a period when he said his wealth of experience was needed to salvage the country from its current socio-political challenges.
“His sudden death is even more regrettable because the people of Osun State, members of the APC nationwide and indeed all Nigerians will henceforth miss his gregarious personality, his zeal for development as well as his great mobilization skills.”
The governor however prayed that the Almighty Allah will grant the soul of the late Senator Aljanah firdous, and for God to grant the bereaved family, the late senator’s friends and kinsfolk in Ede the fortitude to bear the loss.
