PEPPERITO’S DEATH PAINFUL- SANWO-OLU

"We must forge ahead to find a lasting solution"

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed grief over the passing of the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo. There are speculations that the lawmaker may have died of complications linked with COVID-19.

Osinowo passed away on Monday at 64 after a brief illness. Osinowo had been a four-time member of the Lagos State House of Assembly before he moved to the National Assembly.

He reportedly died at First Cardiology Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos, where he had been admitted when he fell ill.

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It was also gathered that gathered that a former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, is in a critical condition at the same hospital as a result of Coronavirus complications and doctors are battling to save his life.

It will be recalled that the late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, received treatment for Coronavirus at the same hospital until he died in April. The hospital is a top choice among wealthy Nigerians seeking cardiovascular treatment and has, of recent, handled a handful of Coronavirus patients among Nigeria's affluent.

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Osinowo’s death reportedly spread panic across the All Progressives Congress, Lagos chapter where he was a strong voice and had been reportedly close to the party's National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, described the lawmaker’s death as painful and vowed not to relent in the fight against COVID-19.

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In his words, “The death of Senator Bayo Osinowo is painful. He died at a time when we have just begun to consolidate on our successes and see a ray of hope in our fight against the COVID-19.

“We must not allow the death of Senator Osinowo to deter us from forging ahead in our quest to find a lasting solution to the dreaded disease.”

Sanwo-Olu also hailed the late lawmaker as a fine gentleman, loyal party man and committed democrat.

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