The first civilian governor of Osun and serving senator, Isiaka Adeleke,
is dead.
He died in the early hours of Sunday at a private hospital in Osogbo after
succumbing to a protracted ailment.
Adeleke was aged 62.
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the residence of
the former governor in Ede reports that the atmosphere was tense as his
corpse was brought in at about 1:10 p.m, preparatory to the Islamic burial
rites at 4:p.m.
A huge crowd of sympathisers and family members were seen weeping
uncontrollably on sighting the corpse of the late flamboyant politician
and socialite.
A two-term senator, Adeleke had won the Osun West senatorial seat on the
platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in 2007.
He, however, defected from the PDP in the build up to the 2015 general
elections and had won again on the platform of the All Progressives
Congress(APC).