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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has described the sudden death of Hon. Adewale Elijah Oluwatayo as a shock to him.
The late lawmaker who represented Ifako/Ijaiye Federal Constituency of Lagos state under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), died on Wednesday.
In a statement issued by the special adviser on Media & Public Affairs to the speaker, Turaki Hassan, Dogara said he was deeply affected by the news of the sudden demise of his colleague whom he described as a hardworking, committed and patriotic lawmaker.
“The late Hon. Elijah died when his services to the nation was most needed. We mourn our fallen colleague as one who gave his best in service to God and humanity. He was a committed and hardworking member who championed the cause of his people, and our hearts goes to his immediate family, the people of Ifako/Ijaiye Federal constituency and Lagos state over this great loss”, Dogara said.
“I pray that God almighty gives them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. We will surely miss him in the Green Chamber.”
The late Oluwatayo was special adviser on education in Lagos state between 2009-2011 and chairman of the electricity board between 2004-2007. He attended Ilesha Grammar School and graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1979, then bagged an M. Ed from Lagos State University in 2005.
The late lawmaker who represented Ifako/Ijaiye Federal Constituency of Lagos state under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), died on Wednesday.
In a statement issued by the special adviser on Media & Public Affairs to the speaker, Turaki Hassan, Dogara said he was deeply affected by the news of the sudden demise of his colleague whom he described as a hardworking, committed and patriotic lawmaker.
“The late Hon. Elijah died when his services to the nation was most needed. We mourn our fallen colleague as one who gave his best in service to God and humanity. He was a committed and hardworking member who championed the cause of his people, and our hearts goes to his immediate family, the people of Ifako/Ijaiye Federal constituency and Lagos state over this great loss”, Dogara said.
“I pray that God almighty gives them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. We will surely miss him in the Green Chamber.”
The late Oluwatayo was special adviser on education in Lagos state between 2009-2011 and chairman of the electricity board between 2004-2007. He attended Ilesha Grammar School and graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1979, then bagged an M. Ed from Lagos State University in 2005.
