Sanwo-Olu Mourns Former Federal Lawmaker Wole Diya …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Oyewole Diya, who died on Friday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
He described the death of Hon Diya, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who represented Somolu Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber for two terms, as a great loss to the state.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his special adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Friday, commiserated with the deceased’s family, friends and political associates, especially in the Somolu local government area of the state.
He said: “On behalf of my family, the state government, and the people of Lagos State, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, political associates, and members of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the passing of Hon Oyewole Diya.
“We have lost a trustworthy, committed and selfless politician. Hon Diya spent his life in the service of humanity, particularly for the people of Somolu, whom he represented at the Lagos State House of Assembly and House of Representatives.
“I pray that God would grant the soul of our beloved Hon Diya eternal rest and comfort the immediate and political family of the deceased with the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.”
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