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Former Lagos lawmaker passes away

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Former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Akande, has passed away.

Tribune Online learnt that Akande, a lawyer, reportedly died on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, from complications sustained in an auto crash last week in Ojo.

Akande served as a member of the Lagos Assembly for two terms, representing Ojo State Constituency I between 2015 and 2023.

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He was first elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015 and later defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), on which platform he was re-elected in 2019.

While in the Assembly, Akande served as Chairman of the House Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Petitions, and LASIEC.

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