Breaking: Former Oyo military administrator Tunji Olurin is dead
- General Tunji Olurin (rtd.) has died after a brief illness in a Lagos hospital according to family sources
- The former military general was a close political ally of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Ogun state
- Olurin was also a former Military Administrator of Ekiti state between from October 8, 2006 until April 27, 2007
The former Military Administrator of Oyo state General Tunji Olurin (rtd.) is dead.
Olurin who is a close political ally of former President Olusegun Obasanjo died at Lagos state University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in the early hours of Saturday, August 21, The Nation reports.
Source: UGC
According to Punch Newspaper, he died at the age of aged 77.
The news was disclosed by the deceased’s brother, Funso Olurin, in Abeokuta on Saturday .
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According to him, Olurin died after a brief illness.
Olurin who was also a former Military Administrator of Ekiti state between from October 8, 2006 until April 27, 2007 hailed from Ilaro in Ogun West Senatorial district of Ogun state.
He was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in the 2011 general election in Ogun state.
Ex-deputy Senate president, Ibrahim Mantu, dies
Legit.ng had reported that Mantu died at the Diff hospital in Abuja at about 2am on Tuesday, August 17, after nine days of sickness and isolation.
He reportedly fell ill about nine days ago and was receiving treatment at home before he was rushed to the hospital when there was no sign of improvement.
Mantu hails from Gindiri district in the Mangu local government area of Plateau state. In 2001, he was elected deputy Senate president under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a position he held until 2007.
Mantu will be sorely missed - Obasanjo
Recall that Obasanjo has expressed shock over the death of the former deputy Senate president, Ibrahim Mantu.
In a condolence letter sent to Mantu's son, Musa Ibrahim Mantu, on behalf of the family on Tuesday, August 17, Obasanjo said Mantu served his country meritoriously. Obasanjo stated that the late lawmaker accorded his administration's reform agenda between 1999 and 2007 his valued, unequivocal support.
The elder statesman said:
"He used his God-given position to properly ground the democratic process and engender the stability, peace, growth and development of our fatherland, Nigeria, at the time. He operated and conducted himself with courage, conviction, consistency and the fear of God."
Source: Legit.ng
