The
death of Mr Deji Tinubu, the Special Adviser on Commerce, Industry and
Cooperatives to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode has been confirmed.
Deji Tinubu
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the Lagos State
Government on Friday confirmed the death of Mr Deji Tinubu, the Special
Adviser on Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives to Gov. Akinwunmi
Ambode.
The government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information
and Strategy, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan, expressed shock and disbelief’ over
the sudden death of Tinubu.
According to Bamigbetan, Tinubu, a soccer fan, slumped while
playing five aside match with fellow participants at the ongoing retreat
of members of the State Executive Council and permanent secretaries in
Epe.
“Doctors and nurses rushed to give him first aid and he was
immediately taken to the General Hospital, Epe, where he was confirmed
dead.
“An autopsy is expected to be carried out while burial arrangements will be announced by the family.
“We are still in shock. All of us at the state executive council are in disbelief, we shall miss him,” Bamigbetan said.
He described the deceased as a good and committed patriot who
brought his passion to his job and a gentleman who maintained excellent
team spirit.
Bamigbetan said the government had reached out to his immediate
family to commiserate on the huge loss to the family and the state.
According to Bamigbetan, the late Tinubu was the son of late Kafaru
Tinubu, one of Nigeria’s foremost police officers. The deceased is
survived by an aged mother and wife.
Tinubu was sworn in as Special Adviser on Sports and Chairman of
the state’s Sports Commission in October 2015 and was recently moved to
take up his new portfolio.
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