Adagunodo, PDP South-West Vice-Chairman, is dead
The South West Zonal Vice Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Olasoji Adagunodo is dead.
Adagunodo, it was learnt, died on Tuesday after a brief illness in the United States of America..
Close sources to Adagunodo, who was a former Osun State PDP Chairman, revealed that he travelled to the US shortly after the general elections for a routine medical checkup but he did not come back.
PDP’s director of media and publicity in Osun, Oladele Oluwabamiji,confirmed the development on Tuesday night.
A statement by Olasoji Jr. Adagunodo Oluwatukesi, his son on behalf of the family, said Adagunodo died on Monday after a brief illness in the United States of America. He was 62.
Adagunodo, until his death, was PDP’s zonal-vice chairman and former chairman of the party in Osun state.
The late politician who hailed from Obokun LGA of Osun was also a former member of the state house of assembly.
Meanwhile, Ademola Adeleke, Osun governor, has described the death of Adagunodo as a “sore loss not only for the party but also Osun state”.
In a statement by Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke’s spokesperson, the governor said, the late Adagunodo was one of his staunch supporters who backed him to win the Osun governorship poll.
