Akeredolu Mourns Death Of Protocol Officer, Tosin Ogunbodede

The Ondo State Government has described the Chief of Protocol to
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Mr Tosin Ogunbodede, who died in a fatal
crash on Saturday, as a loyal and diligent aide.

Ogunbodede and his driver with one other person were reportedly
involved in the accident when his car rammed into a truck on the
Akure-Ilesa Expressway.

While Ogunbodede and the driver lost their lives, the third
occupant of the Toyota Corolla car was injured in the crash and is
said to be receiving treatment in a hospital.

The late Chief of Protocol was said to be returning from Ibadan,
Oyo State, when the accident occurred in Ilesa, Osun State.

In a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information
and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, on Sunday, the government
described the deceased as a responsible legal practitioner.

The statement read in part, “Ogunbodede discharged his assigned
duties with utmost attention and responsibility. Until his untimely
death, he had been a very loyal political lieutenant of Governor
Akeredolu over the years.

“For Governor Akeredolu, this is a personal loss. It becomes
more emotional when it’s recalled that the loyal and dedicated
Tosin stopped by at the governor’s Law Hub, Ibadan, to greet his
principal while returning to Akure from his uncle’s residence.

“Even with a heavy heart, Governor Akeredolu enjoins all to take
solace in the fact of God’s infallibility. He giveth and taketh.
This is just as he expresses the heartfelt condolence of his
immediate family, the government and the good people of Ondo State
to the wife, children as well as the family of his late CoP.”

The statement added that the state government would soon unveil
the burial plans for the deceased after due consultation with his
family.

The Ondo State Government has described the Chief of Protocol to
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Mr Tosin Ogunbodede, who died in a fatal
crash on Saturday, as a loyal and diligent aide.

Ogunbodede and his driver with one other person were reportedly
involved in the accident when his car rammed into a truck on the
Akure-Ilesa Expressway.

While Ogunbodede and the driver lost their lives, the third
occupant of the Toyota Corolla car was injured in the crash and is
said to be receiving treatment in a hospital.

The late Chief of Protocol was said to be returning from Ibadan,
Oyo State, when the accident occurred in Ilesa, Osun State.

In a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information
and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, on Sunday, the government
described the deceased as a responsible legal practitioner.

The statement read in part, “Ogunbodede discharged his assigned
duties with utmost attention and responsibility. Until his untimely
death, he had been a very loyal political lieutenant of Governor
Akeredolu over the years.

“For Governor Akeredolu, this is a personal loss. It becomes
more emotional when it’s recalled that the loyal and dedicated
Tosin stopped by at the governor’s Law Hub, Ibadan, to greet his
principal while returning to Akure from his uncle’s residence.

“Even with a heavy heart, Governor Akeredolu enjoins all to take
solace in the fact of God’s infallibility. He giveth and taketh.
This is just as he expresses the heartfelt condolence of his
immediate family, the government and the good people of Ondo State
to the wife, children as well as the family of his late CoP.”

The statement added that the state government would soon unveil
the burial plans for the deceased after due consultation with his
family.