Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has described as “shocking, sudden and sad,” the death of Mr. Dipo Famakinwa, Director general of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN Commission.
Governor of Osun Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola also expressed shock over the death of Mr. Dipo Famakinwa.
Aregbesola said Famakinwa’s sudden exit has left a sour taste in the mouths of all stakeholders in the development agenda for the South-West.
In a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, Aregbesola has played a pivotal role in the efforts to integrate the South-west and use the platform to engender a new growth for the people of the region.
Famakinwa was said to have died in the morning of Friday, April 21, 2017.
Governor Amosun, while reacting to news of the death of Famakinwa, on Friday, said, “it is a great loss to the Southwest geo-political zone and indeed the entire nation.”
He added that, “the death of Famakinwa is a blow to the regional integration efforts of the States of Western Nigeria where he had effectively created a template for regional competitiveness and optimization.”
The Ogun State governor commiserated with the wife and children left behind by the late DG of DAWN Commission and prayed that the Almighty God grants them the fortitude to bear the loss.