Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed sadness over the death of the chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Babatunde Oke.
Mr Sanwo-Olu in a condolence message by his chief press secretary Gboyega Akosile said Mr Oke’s demise is a big loss to the council and Lagos.
Governor Sanwo-olu also confirmed that Oke died from coronavirus complications.
Oke, a second term chairman of Onigbongbo LCDA, died in the early hours of Wednesday.
The governor implored Lagosians to use the death of the council chairman as a reminder that all hands must be on deck in reducing the spread of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic, as well as obeying basic rules and regulations in respect to COVID-19.
He said: “The death of Hon. Babatunde Oke is a painful and great loss to the State. We must however not allow the death of Hon. Oke to deter us from forging ahead in our quest to finding a lasting solution to the dreaded coronavirus, which is ravaging the world. In fact the best way we would preserve the memories of those we have lost to the virus is for the world to find a solution to the pandemic.
“Needless for me to say that I am saddened by the death of this fine gentleman; a loyal party man and committed democrat, who had a deep understanding of local government administration and the political landscape.”
Governor Sanwo-Olu also condoled with the immediate family of the departed, the National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Lagos APC, Conference 57 and the entire people of Onigbongbo LCDA over the death of the late council boss.
He also prayed that God will grant “the soul of our beloved Hon. Babatunde Oke eternal rest and comfort the immediate and political family of the deceased.”
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