Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC, Lagos -West) has expressed sadness at the demise of his long time colleague, ally and mentor, Sen. Adebayo Osinowo (APC, Lagos East), who passed on after a brief illness on Monday.
Adeola in a statement by his Media Adviser, Chief Kayode Odunaro, in Abuja on Monday, described the death as shocking.
He noted that Lagos State and indeed Nigeria have lost a truly progressive politician and an astute businessman.
He said Late Osinowo, who was Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce and Industry, fought for the enthronement of democracy in Nigeria.
“ Sen. Osinowo’s political history dates back to the era of SDP, where he was a youth leader and closely associated with late Chief MKO Abiola and the struggle to validate June 12, 1993 Presidential election.
“He was incarcerated in the struggle and went on to become a state legislator in Lagos State for four consecutive terms.
“He was indeed part of the legislative team that laid the foundation for Lagos Master Plan being implemented till date” Adeola stated.”
Adeola lamented that the 9th Senate has lost an experienced legislator with so much to offer the topmost legislative house in Nigeria.
He said that experience was one major ingredient in the smooth and effective legislative process and law making.
The senator prayed for the peaceful repose of the soul of the departed colleague and the fortitude for the immediate family to bear the irreparable loss.
