By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Monday that it received with shock news of the death of Senator Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo.
Osinowo, who represented Lagos East in the Senate, died in Lagos on Monday, aged 64.
“We join other Nigerians, the entire National Assembly, the good people of Lagos East in particular and Lagos State in general to mourn the passage of a democrat, who contributed immensely to the development of Lagos State as a lawmaker in the House of Assembly and Nigeria as a Senator,” Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, the APC National Publicity Secretary, said in a statement.
“Though his tenure in the Senate was brief, our great party appreciates the loyalty of Senator Osinowo to the cause of the APC-led government.
“Fondly called “Pepperito” by friends and associates, he was a four-term member of the Lagos House of Assembly, where he represented Kosofe constituency. In the 9th Senate, Osinowo chaired the senate committee on commerce, industries and investment.
“We commiserate with his immediate family, political associates in Lagos State and beyond, and the Senate for this irreparable loss and pray that the Almighty God grants the deceased peaceful and eternal rest,” the ruling party further said.
Similarly, the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said he received the news of Osinowo’s death with shock and sadness.
Lawan condoled with his family, friends, political associates and the government and people of Lagos State over the loss.
“Senator Osinowo who until his death represented Lagos East Senatorial District first made his mark at the Lagos Civil Service and also at the Lagos State House of Assembly where he served four terms before his election to the Senate,” Lawan noted, adding that “Osinowo served his country creditably as a Distinguished Senator at the Ninth Senate which marked its first anniversary only last week.”
Osinowo was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Industries.
The Senate President said the pains of Senator Osinowo’s untimely departure will be felt by his colleagues and the National Assembly in general, and prayed for the “sweet repose of his gentle soul and for God to grant those he left behind the fortitude to bear the loss.”
