By Sunny Anderson Osiebe
The Deputy President of
the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed shock and deep sense of loss
over the death of the Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District,
Senator Isiaka Adeleke.
Ekweremadu, who
described the deceased as a perfect gentleman and patriot, noted that the
incident was a grave loss, not only to the Senate and the good people of Osun
State, but also the entire nation.
He said: “I am in rude
shock over this sad development. It is like a rainstorm at the height of dry
season.
“Distinguished Adeleke
was a brother and friend. He was cosmopolitan in nature and started his
education in Enugu, my State. This nature showed in his broadminded approach to
debates and national issues, which stood him out as a statesman and
pan-Nigerian.
“With him as the
Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), I found a willing partner, as the Chairman of the Senate
Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution in the 6th Senate
in our collective effort to better the nation’s electoral system. He will
be remembered for the gains of those reforms as witnessed in the 2011 and 2015
general elections”.
The Deputy President of
the Senate condoled with the family of the late Senator as well as the
government and people of Osun State.
He also prayed for the peaceful repose
of the soul of the departed.
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