Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has mourned the death of a former deputy governor of Kwara State, Chief Simon Adedeji Sayomi, who passed on yesterday.

Saraki, a two-term governor of Kwara, extended his condolences to the family of the deceased as well as the people of Igosun in Oyun local government area of the State.

The ex-Senate President in a statement signed by his Press Officer on Home Matters, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, described the late elder statesman as an accomplished politician and a respected community leader, adding that as deputy governor, he served Kwara and its people with diligence and dedication.

Saraki added that the deceased lived a fulfilled life in the service of his creator and humanity. He prayed God to grant his family the fortitude to bear the painful exit and comfort all those who mourn his demise.