Kehinde Ayoola, Oyo state commissioner for environment and natural resources, is dead following a two-week battle with an undisclosed illness.
The news of his death was confirmed by Governor Seyi Makinde who took to microblogging platform Twitter on Thursday, May 14, to announce the passing of the commissioner. He was 55.
“I received with deep sadness, the news of the death of my dear friend and colleague, Rt. Honourable Kehinde Ayoola. Up until his death this morning, he served as the Honourable Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources in Oyo State,” Governor Makinde said.
Ayoola was said to have been receiving treatment at a private hospital around Iyaganku, Ibadan before his passing.
He Ayoola was born on January 14 in Oyo town and attended Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife where he studied Animal Science and Environmental Management and Control.
Between 1999 and 2003, the late commissioner represented Oyo East state constituency at the Oyo state House of Assembly. He was the speaker of the assembly in 1999.
Paying tribute to the late commissioner, Governor Makinde described him as “a loyal friend with a dedication to duty that cannot be questioned.”
“I met late Rt. Honourable Ayoola in 2002, when we worked together as members of the Fortune Group for the election of Senator Rasheed Ladoja. He also served as the Director-General for my 2015 campaign and the Deputy Director-General for my 2019 campaign.
Makinde described his death as the one which has created a big ng vacuum, adding that “he will be sorely missed for his great oratory skills and his love for the people of Oyo Town and Oyo State. May his soul rest in peace.”
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