The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has described the death of its candidate for Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency in the 2019 election and a Special Assistant to former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, Mr Olawale Ogunleye, as a big blow.
In a statement by the party’s spokesman in the state, Mr Ikantu Kennedy Peretei, it said that the news of the death of Ogunleye, one of the pillars of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Akoko North East, was shocking and devastating.
The deceased had reportedly arrived Nigeria last week from his base in the United States of America to celebrate his mother’s birthday and attend the marriage ceremony of his younger sister. Until Wednesday evening, Ogunleye, who was was said to be full of life and showing no sign of any ailment, had driven himself to the hospital, only to give up the ghost few minutes later.
The statement said: “Our party commiserates with his wife and children, his aged mother and members of our party in Akoko North East,” adding: “The leadership qualities of Wale that stood him out always in a crowd will be missed in no small measure. He was a grassroots politician who knew his onions.
“May God grant his family and the PDP the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”
