Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has described the sudden death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke as shocking and a huge loss to the country.
Dogara, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media & Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, said that he received with shock the news of the sudden death of Senator Adeleke.
Adeleke, 62, who was the first civilian governor of Osun State and a serving senator, died in the early hours of Sunday in a private hospital in Osogbo, after a protracted ailment.
The speaker further described the former Osun State governor as a distinguished gentleman.
“Senator Adeleke was a leader who left giant footprints and lasting legacies as the first civilian governor of Osun State,” he said.
Dogara also recalled that the late senator was credited with establishing tertiary educational institutions across Osun State, when he was governor in the third republic, thereby laying the foundation for the development of the state.
“On behalf of all members of the House of Representatives, I condole with the Adeleke family, the Senate, government and people of Osun State over this big loss,” he added.
