The Oyo South Senatorial District chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olugbade Ojelabi, has reportedly died.
Reports reaching Naija News revealed that the PDP chieftain passed away on Monday morning.
Ojelabi, who hails from the Anko area of Eruwa in the present Ibarapa East local government area, died at age 59.
The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, confirmed the sad development in a statement issued earlier on Monday, describing the politician’s death as devastating and a great loss to Eruwa town.
Ogundoyin recalled that the deceased was in attendance when they met for a meeting on Sunday in Eruwa and that there were no signs of fatigue or ailment.
He said: “This is distressing and shocking to me personally. It is a great loss to Eruwa town, Ibarapaland and our party in Oyo State.
“I am short of words as everything seems like a dream. He was at a stakeholders meeting we held yesterday (Sunday) in Eruwa and showed no signs of fatigue or ailment. He was active, and his contributions to the meeting as usual, were constructive and acutely insightful. His death is no doubt devastating.
“I lost a kinsman as we both hail from Ward 2 in Anko, Eruwa. He was a father figure to me, a political leader, tutor, and motivator whose political experience cannot be underestimated. This is sad. Death dealt his deadly blow on us at this auspicious time when the political experience and astuteness of Hon Olugbade Ojelabi was most needed”.
Earlier, reports emerged that Bauchi State PDP secretary, Sani Muhammad Chinade, has died.
Naija News learnt on Monday morning that the PDP chieftain passed away during the weekend after battling a protracted illness.
Chinade’s demise was confirmed to newsmen by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Yayanuwa Zainabari.
Zainabari told Tribune that the politician died last Saturday night. Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, was said to have led some chieftains of the PDP and top government officials to the deceased’s family house to express their condolences.
Chinade hails from the Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
Expressing his regret on Chinade’s death, Governor Mohammed described the incident as a significant loss to the PDP in Bauchi state and the country at large, saying that the deceased contributed to the development of the state in his capacity as a retired civil servant before becoming the Secretary of the PDP.
The Governor added that as Secretary of the PDP in the past six years, the late Chinade contributed to the party’s success in the 2019 election.
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