By Gbenga Olarinoye

Osogbo—Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II yesterday, extended their condolences to the family of Hon Makinde Oladejo Samson who died at the age 48.

Makinde, member representing Ife Central and Minority leader at the Osun House of Assembly died early hours of Sunday after a brief illness.

In a condolence message by the Director of the Bureau of Communications and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Semiu Okanlawon, Aregbesola described the death of the House of Assembly member as sudden and shocking.

The Governor who prayed for the repose of Hon. Makinde Oladejo Samson’s soul, extended his “profound condolence to the immediate family, members of The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun, Ife Central and the people of Osun.”

Aregbesola urged the Speaker, members of the state House of Assembly and family of Makinde to take with equanimity the loss  of Hon Oladejo, describing death as an inevitable end for everybody.

Ooni too

Also, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, yesterday, expressed sadness over the death of the minority leader in the state House of Assembly, Dejo Makinde.

This is contained in Ooni’s condolence message sent in Ile-Ife by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Mr Moses Olafare.

He said that Makinde, who represented Ife Central Constituency in Osun House of Assembly, was a gentleman endowed with attributes of “Omoluabi.”

According to him, his positive impacts will remain indelible in the minds of not only inhabitants of Ile-Ife but the entire state of Osun, having patriotically served as Ife Central Local Government boss.

The monarch said that “although he left us when his courage and carriage would have been of immense benefit to Ile-Ife and Osun, we pray his gentle soul rests in perfect peace”