Oyo: Adekanmbi visits, commiserates with family of slain APC leader

The immediate past Commissioner for Finance and Budget in Oyo state, Mr. Bimbo Adekanmbi has visited the family of the late leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Alhaji Babatunde Oreitan, who was killed by unknown Assassins.

The revered political leader, Alhaji Oreitan was murdered on Wednesday at his Oremeji residence in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state.

Adekanmbi who joined thousands of sympathisers in the state to commiserate with the family of the deceased described late Oreitan as a committed leader who put in his best for the smooth running of democracy in the state, adding that he led his people with absolute dedication to the highest good.

” Our leader, Baba wa, Baba Ore, only God knows all. We are shocked and saddened. May Allah grant you rest, Amen. You will be greatly missed by all”, the ex -commissioner submitted

Consoling the grieving family Adekanmbi said: “I received with sadness, news of the death of Baba. He was a kind gentle old man. He was courteous to all who met him. He was kind to friends and strangers alike, and he gave of himself generously to those who went to him for leadership tutor, his political leadership was never about personal ambition for its own sake.

“He was a man of the people, who served for the people and now, has left a legacy which the rest of us must emulate and surpass.

“My heart goes out to Baba wives, children, his extended family, political associate and to his friends, I pray that God will give them the grace to bear this loss, and grant Al-Janah Fridaos to our Baba”, he added.