Date: 2018-04-28

...commiserates with Gov. Tambuwal Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has expressed his rude shock over the death of Oyo State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Michael Adeyemo who died at the early hours of Friday.

The Speaker, in a condolence message issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Shuaib Abdulkadir described Adeyemo's death as a bitter pills that is difficult to swallow for his colleagues and would be sorely missed.

Ahmad said Adeyemo while alive was a prominent and active member of the Conference of Speakers' Forum who at all times brought to bear both his legislative and political experience in the scheme of things in order to achieve results.

He noted that the late speaker always earned his respect as he found him worthy as a colleague in the lawmaking business and importantly having served the forum together in various capacities.

The Speaker added that without doubt, his death has dealt a huge blow to Oyo State, especially the State Assembly where he presided over as the speaker and functioned effectively.

Ahmad stated that the deceased as a lawmaker believed in the tenets of democracy and legislative independence, urging his colleagues to sustain that as a way of immortalising him for what he stood for.

The Speaker however commiserated with Oyo State Government, members and staffs of the Assembly, his constituency as well as his immediate family over the loss.

In the same vein, the Speaker commiserated with Sokoto State Governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, on the sudden death of his Special Adviser, Media and Public Affairs, Imam Imam.

He prayed Allah in His Infinite mercy to sustain the family left behind and provide them the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.