Spokesperson of the pan-Yoruba Group, Afenifere, Mr Yinka Odumakin is dead.
Odumakin died on Saturday of suspected COVID-19 as he passed on at Lagos State COVID-19 isolation center.
Wife of the deceased, Mrs Joe Okei-Odumakin confirmed the development to newsmen.
Also the Secretary-general of the group, Basorun Sehinde Arogbofa, said “It’s a terrible blow. A terrible blow to me as a person because we’ve been so intimate.
“He’s been my right-hand man in Afenifere management. It’s terrible. Yinka should not have gone at this time.
“It’s a terrible blow to Afenifere and Nigeria. We’ve lost a brilliant chap with intelligent and brilliant ideas.
“This is sad, very sad. What a pity. I pity his wife Joe.’’
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