Korede was appointed Commissioner of Environment by ex-governor, Rauf Aregbesola, during his second term in office.
By Jeffrey Agbo
A former Commissioner of Environment in Osun State, Idowu Korede, has died in Lagos following a brief illness.
The ex-commissioner died on Saturday, according to the former chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Osun State chapter, Lowo Adebiyi.
Korede was appointed commissioner by ex-governor, Rauf Aregbesola, during his second term in office.
The deceased and Aregbesola were both from Ilesa East.
Korede rose to the position of state commissioner after he had served as local government chairman.
He was also a notable figure in the now-defunct ‘The Osun Progressives’, a group within Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress backed by Aregbesola at the peak of his disagreement with his successor, Gboyega Oyetola.
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It was not very clear the circumstances surrounding his death, but sources said late Korede had been struggling with an undisclosed health challenge which limited his public appearance.
Adebiyi told PUNCH that Korede was a “reliable and trustworthy” person.
He said, “He was one of the great leaders of our tendency. He was very courageous, honest and hardworking. He was somebody you can trust and very principled and he believed in the ideals of party hierarchy, equity and justice.
“He is going to be greatly missed in our tendency as far as Ogbeni Rauf (Aregbesola) group is concerned. He contributed a lot when he was the Commissioner for Environment in the state.
“He was also the chairman of Ilesa East local government when we (APC) had the highest number of votes in Ijesa land. He died yesterday (Saturday) night in Lagos.”