Lagos State govt confirms Deji Tinubu’s death

 

THE Lagos State Government on Friday confirmed the death of Mr Deji Tinubu, the Special Adviser on Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives to Gov Akinwunmi Ambode.

Deji, who was the son of late Kafaru Tinubu, one of Nigeria’s foremost police officers, was said to have slumped while playing five aside match on Thursday evening with fellow participants at the ongoing retreat of members of the state executive council and permanent secretaries at the Jubilee Chalets, Epe.

Doctors and nurses were said to have rushed to give the late soccer fan the first aid and was immediately taken to the General Hospital, Epe where he was confirmed dead.

The government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan, expressed shock and disbelief over the sudden death of Tinubu.

“Doctors and nurses rushed to give him first aid and he was immediately taken to the General Hospital, Epe, where he was confirmed dead.

According to report, an autopsy is expected to be carried out while burial arrangements will be announced by the family.

“We are still in shock. All of us at the state executive council are in disbelief, we shall miss him,” Bamigbetan said.

He described the deceased as a good and committed patriot who brought his passion to his job and a gentleman who maintained excellent team spirit.

Bamigbetan said the government had reached out to his immediate family to commiserate on the huge loss to the family and the state.

The deceased is survived by an aged mother, Bintu Tinubu and wife, Yemisi.

Tinubu was sworn in as Special Adviser on Sports and Chairman of the state’s Sports Commission on October 19, 2015, and was recently moved to take up his new portfolio.