The Caretaker Chairman of Ede North local government of Osun State, Alhaji Jimoh Oyekanmi has died.
InsightMedia gathered that Alhaji Oyekanmi died on Tuesday evening.
Sources familiar with the incident told our Correspondent that the Council Chairman was at his office in on Tuesday where he performed official assignments and returned home later. He was said to have suddenly fallen sick and died while being taken to hospital.
He will be buried today in Ede according to Islamic rites.
Governor of the State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, who hails from Ede North, has mourned the passing of the Chairman of his local government.
Adeleke in a statement by Olawale Rasheed, his Spokesperson described the late grassroots politician as a loyal friend who has been with him for a long time.
He said, “Alhaji Jimoh was a long-time member of the Adeleke political dynasty, but he was much more than that to me. He was loyal to a fault and more, reliable, no matter the circumstances.
“Alhaji Jimoh impact on Osun politics, particularly in Ede North, where he was a strong grassroot mobilizer for our great party, the PDP, is hard to miss. Ede town, and the PDP, has lost one of its finest, and I mourn this huge loss of a man who has contributed so much to society.”