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Transition: Adeyanju’s Robust Experience Will Be Missed – Adebutu
The former Chairman, House Committee on Rural Development, 8th Assembly, Federal House of Representatives, Hon (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu, has expressed rude shock over the demise of Alhaji Abdulfatai Adeyanju, a former member of the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Adebutu in a press release signed by the media Director, Ladi Adebutu Democracy Organisation, Afolabi Orekoya described the death of Alhaji Adeyanju as a great loss to the family and people of Ipokia Local Government. He also sympathized with the leadership of the PDP in the state, southwest and national saying his death would be quite painful to the party at this time when his political wisdom and advise are most needed.
He stated further that Adeyanju would be remembered for his grassroot politics which endeared him to the people. He described him as a loyal party man whose style of politics attracted to him many friends and a principled leader whose leadership cannot be disputed. Adeyanju, he said, applied his robust experience in all given administrative and political tasks.
Adebutu prayed that the prayers and the condolences of the people shall ease the family members, PDP members in Ipokia LG and loved ones in this difficult time.
May his soul rest in peace, amen.
Former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Alhaji Jubril Martins-Kuye, is dead at the age of 78, on Sunday morning.
The Ago-Iwoye born politician was appointed as Minister of Commerce and Industry on April 6, 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, announced his cabinet.
The late Martins-Kuye was born on August 1942 in Ago Iwoye, Ijebu constituency of Ogun State. He studied sociology at the University of Ibadan (1965-1968) and then Economics at the Harvard University Business School, graduating in 1983. He gained qualifications as a Chartered Accountant.
Martins-Kuye was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He was a senator in the Nigerian Third Republic.
Martins-Kuye became a member of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) towards the end of the Sani Abacha regime. He was a candidate on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) platform for governor of Ogun State in 1999.
He was appointed Minister of State for Finance in June 1999 during the first term of President Olusegun Obasanjo, serving until June 2003. In July 2002, as Minister of Finance, he announced that Nigeria’s GDP had grown by 4% annually by the World Bank’s estimate, the highest rate for ten years
A chieftain of the People’s Democracy Party (PDP) in Yewa South local government, Hon. Irede Olufunmilayo Oginni has expressed shock over the death of Senator Prince Buruji Kashamu.
The late Senator Kashamu who represented the good people of Ogun East Senatorial District at the 8th Assembly who also contested the gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democracy Party (PDP) in the last general election, died in a Lagos hospital.
In a statement personally signed by Honourable Irede Olufunmilayo Oginni and made available in Abeokuta described the sudden death of senator Buruji Kashamu as a shock and a great loss to the nation.
Hon. Olufunmilayo said: “my interactions with you over the years reveal that you were extremely wise, honest, overtly generous, desciplined and you were an astute manager of man.
May the good Lord grant you perpetual repose and I bid you farewell as you paddle your boat gently down the stream and Allah forgive and admit you to Aljananah Fridaus and grant the family, friends and associates the patient to bear the loss,” she said.
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