Senator Tokunbo Abiru Mourns Former Lagos APC Youth Leader, Omotayo Sanyaolu*

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The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries and the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA has mourned the death of Mr Omotayo Sanyaolu, a former Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State chapter and the Senior Special Assistant on Tertiary Education, Youth and Student Affairs to Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-olu.


Abiru, in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by his media aide, Mr. Enitan Olukotun described the Late Sanyaolu as a resourceful youth who displayed exemplary leadership in the various assignments he was saddled with. The lawmaker said his death was a personal loss considering the crucial role the deceased played during his by-election in 2020.


While condoling  the immediate family of deceased, the governor  Lagos State , Lagos APC , political associates and friends , Senator Abiru prayed that God Almighty gives the departed eternal rest and grants fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.


“I commiserate with the family, the governor of Lagos State, His Excellency, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-olu, the Lagos APC on the painful death of  Mr Omotayo Sanya-olu, the immediate past Lagos APC Youth leader and aide to the governor.


“Tayo was a vibrant and energetic Youth leader and great mobilizer. The death is a personal loss to me in view of the close interactions I had with him when he was alive, especially during my Senatorial Bye-election in 2020. He played a crucial role alongside other dedicated members of our great party which culminated in a resounding electoral victory”, Abiru was quoted in the statement.

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