Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has described the demise of a House of Representatives member, Mr Olaide Akinremi, as shocking and a great loss to the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the news of the death of Akinremi representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber was announced on Wednesday morning.
NAN also reports that the two-term All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker and Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Science Research Institutes, died in an Abuja hospital during a brief illness
Makinde, in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Dotun Oyelade, said that Akinremi’s death was a great loss to the state.
The governor, who prayed for the repose of the soul of the deceased, ordered that flags be flown at half-mast across the state in honour of the late lawmaker.