Makinde mourns as Oyo PDP chieftain Yekini Adeojo dies

Alhaji Yekini Adeojo, a former Deputy National Chairman (South) and governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Oyo State is dead.

Adeojo died in Ibadan on Friday during a brief illness.

Reacting to the passage of the Ibadan born politician, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde described it as the end of a glorious political era.

Makinde stated this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, on Friday in Ibadan.

The governor, who described the late elder statesman as one of the last men standing, expressed his condolences to his family and PDP.

While commiserating with the PDP family in the state, Makinde prayed God to grant the family of the deceased the fortitude to bear the loss.

“Baba will be greatly missed by the PDP family where he has been our leader and icon for over two decades.

“His death will also leave a vacuum in our great state and Nigeria because Baba gave his best to serving our state and the nation.

“It is my prayer that God will grant repose to his soul, grant him Aljanah firdaus and uphold the family he left behind,” Makinde said.
(NAN)