Speaker, Ondo House of Assembly, Sam Adesina dies

Late Mr Samuel Adesina

The death of the  Speaker, Ondo State House of assembly, Mr Samuel Adesina has been announced by the State Government. 

The late speaker died in an hospital in Lagos  after a long battle with the cancer of urinary bladder. 

Adesina, representing Odigbo Constituency 11 has been absent from the state assembly due to ill health for the past three months.

The statement read, “The late Speaker, during his life time, was a bridge builder, a man of integrity and a reliable team player, who placed the interest of the state above personal consideration.

“The untimely death of the Speaker occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, February 25, 2014 during a protracted battle with the cancer of the urinary bladder.

“The Ondo State Government received the news with rude shock and disbelief and commiserates with the family of the late Speaker, the state legislature as well as the entire people of the state on this irreparable loss.”