Local Govt Chairman Dies after brief illness
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the sudden death of the Chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the State, Oladotun Olakanle.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said Olakanle’s death is a colossal loss to Onigbongbo LCDA, the All Progressives Congress, APC and Lagos State as a whole.
Olakanle, popularly called Tant’olorun, died on Saturday after a brief illness at the age of 54.
The entire Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, has been thrown into mourning over the sudden death of the Chairman, Oladotun Olakanle. He was aged 54.
Olakunle, in a report was said to have died in the early hours of Saturday, November 2, 2024.
The cause of death could not be confirmed as at press time.
However, it was learnt that his administration distributed vehicles to police formations in his council area on Friday, 1 November, 2024.
It was also gathered that his final outing before his demise, was at the burial party for the late All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Dr. Adesola Taiwo, Chief Executive Officer of Adefemi Taiwo Hospitals on Thursday, 31 October, 2024.
“We were at a party together on Thursday. His death is still devastating to me,” a close friend told journalists.
