The people of Akure North Local Government Area have been thrown into deep grief and loss by the unprecedented deaths in quick succession of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the L.G.A.
MUK TV gathered that Bankole Ogbesetore, Chairman of the L.G.A., was the first to die on Tuesday.
After his death, he was immediately replaced by his vice chairman, Anthony Adebusola, as acting Chairman.
But Mr. Adebusola, too, tragically died on Saturday, four days after succeeding his predecessor, with the sad news reverberating across the local government area and the entire Ondo State.
A political leader in the area and former commissioner for Sports and Youth Development in the state, Saka Ogunleye, was among the first to confirm the sad development on social media.
“This unfortunate death occurred yesterday after a brief illness. It is painful that we lost both our elected council chairman and his amiable, loyal vice chairman within one week.
“Like a bad movie, so sad a story. Ko ye mi oo. I urge you all to pray for us and the family members the two of them left behind.”
The state’s acting governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, paid a condolence visit to the residence of the late chairman last week.
Mr. Ogbesetore, according to Premium Times, had been ill for over a year.
