(Ilorin)
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the death of former Oyo State Governor Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi as a national loss.
Duaglobalnews recalls that Ajimobi(70), died on Thursday in Lagos after battling Coronavrus disease.
“The death of Senator Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi is a huge loss to the family, the governing APC, and to the entire people of Oyo State and Nigeria.
“Senator Ajimobi was a great patriot who could rightly lay claim to being a ‘Nigerian’ in the true sense of the word.
“He was an outstanding oil industry technocrat who opted out to serve his people, leaving indelible footprints in the socio-economic terrain of Oyo State.
” Sen. Ajimobi cultivated friends and built bridges across every divide of our country,” AbdulRazaq said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin on Thursday.
AbdulRazaq described the Ajimobi as a dear brother and close family-friend whose wise counsel and guidance he would forever uphold and cherish.
He further said:” My family has indeed lost a great friend and ‘egbon’; we send forth our deepest condolences to the Ajimobis and the entire people of Oyo State.
“On behalf of my family, the government and the people of Kwara State, I also commiserate with Mr President, the Governor of Oyo State, and members and leadership of our party, the All Progressives Congress.
” May the Almighty Allah give the family the fortitude to bear this loss and repose the soul of a man who left a lasting legacy as the first two-term Governor of Oyo State.”
He also prayed the Almighty Allah to comfort the family and grant the deceased aljanah Firdaus.