Atiku, Makinde mourn Adagunodo PDP chieftain

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has described the passing away of his party’s South West Vice Chairman, Hon.  Soji Oluwatukesi Adagunodo, 62, as a loss of a patriot and political asset.x

Atiku, in a condolence message released by his Media Office in Abuja on Wednesday, described the late Adagunodo, who died in America after a brief illness, as a committed community steward, people-oriented politician, great parliamentarian and political administrator.

The Wazirin Adamawa commiserates with the PDP family both at the national and Osun State on the sad loss of their illustrious son.

“I really feel the deep pain of my in-laws, the Obokun people of Ijeshaland and everyone in Osun State at this moment of grief. May the Almighty God repose the soul of our beloved brother, and comfort his nuclear and extended families, friends and political allies.”

Also in his condolence message, Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, described the death of the South-West Zonal Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Adagunodo as the sad loss of a great party man.

The governor, who expressed heartfelt condolences to the PDP family in Osun State and the South-West, stated that the late Adagunodo was a strong party man and administrator whose death will leave a huge vacuum in the South-West.

A statement by the Special Assistant (Print Media) to the Governor, Moses Alao, indicated that the governor commiserated with the immediate family of the late politician and also prayed for the repose of his soul.

Makinde, who described the late Adagunodo as a politician with strong perseverance and vision as well as a fighting spirit, said the PDP family will greatly miss him.

He said: “On behalf of the Government and People of Oyo State, I express my condolences to the immediate family of our late Zonal Chairman in the South-West PDP, Hon. Soji Adagunodo, the Osun State PDP and the South-West PDP.

“Hon. Adagunodo was a great fighter and a strong party administrator, who gave his best for the party and made countless sacrifices for its continued stability.

“His perseverance and vision were exemplary and his death will, no doubt, leave a huge vacuum in the party.

“It is my prayer that God will rest his soul and abide by the family and the party he left behind.”