Kwara state on Thursday, December 17, lost to the cold hands of death one of its very powerful and highly placed politicians, Simon Sayomi, at the age of 95.
Sayomi who hailed from Igosun in Oyun local government area of the state served as a deputy governor under the administration of Mohammed Lawal between 1999 and 2003.
The former deputy governor's death was confirmed in Ilorin, the state's capital by his son, Ola Sayomi.
Simon Sayom died at the age of 95 on Thursday, December 17 (Photo: The Nation)
“He died on Wednesday night between 9:30 p.m. and 10:p.m. He was born on Oct. 10, 1925. We will miss him because he was a hero to us in everything."
Meanwhile, the crisis rocking the Kwara state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday, December 10, took another twist as two of President Muhammadu Buhari kicked against the move by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to control the party.
The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, the minister of state for transportation, Gbemisola Saraki and other stakeholders in APC berated the governor for his efforts to stop Bashir Bolarinwa from being recognised as the chairman of the state caretaker committee.
Our source gathered that the stakeholders, however, described Governor AbdulRazaq's actions as illegal, illogical and unacceptable.
A chieftain of the party in the state, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, who addressed the press conference in Ilorin, expressed concern that the governor had not invited Bolarinwa for the swearing-in ceremony that would take place in Abuja.
“The information at our disposal is that Governor AbdulRazaq has gone to the national headquarters of the party to urge the national caretaker committee to exempt Bolarinwa from the swearing-in ceremony on the ground that Kwara executive of 2018 was not a product of a congress."
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