Newton Anthony
A former Secretary to the Oyo State Government (SSG) during the administration of Alhaji Lam Adeshina, Chief Michael Koleosho, has died.
Koleosho, who was a prominent politician in Oyo State, died on Monday night at the age of 86.
He was the Babalaje of Saki, his hometown, and a renowned figure in Oke-Ogun, Oyo State and Nigeria.
Earlier this year, Governor Seyi Makinde signed into law a bill to rename the Oke-Ogun Polytechnic after Koleosho, who played a significant role in the establishment of the institution in 1981.
Koleosho was also a former national chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD).
In reaction to the unfortunate incident Comrade Awa Bamiji, Aare-Apapo (President-General), Agbarijo Egbe Odo Yoruba (Grand Council of Yoruba Youths), noted that: “As a Yoruba youth leader of decades, from the noble and progressive extraction, I worked closely with him and I was equally at his house, in Akobo Bridge/General Gas Area, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ibadan, early last month.
“As a leading figure in Afenifere/National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), he was a trusted ally of all Afenifere/NADECO leaders, including the two former governors, first governed old Oyo State and second administered present Osun State, I mean the late Minister of Justice and Attorney – General of Federation, Chief Bola Ige, (SAN) and the Interim National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), who doubles as Chairman, Governing Council, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Chief Bisi Akande, respectively
“Our Leader, Chief Koleosho, was a Grassroots Mobiliser, a dedicated Politician and a team player.
“May God Almighty give his families, friends and Associates the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss. We must thank God for a life well spent by him.
“May his soul rest in peace.”
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