Read the state government’s press
statement below…
We are still in shock and great pain
over the transition of our friend,
associate and brother, Senator Isiaka
Adetunji Adeleke. He was a
prominent son of our state and its
first democratically elected
Governor. Until his death, he was the
senator representing Osun West in
the Senate of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
He was an astute and colourful politician
and a generous personality. He was
gregarious, enthusiastic and full of life and
zest. His death is therefore shocking and
totally unexpected.
The State Government of Osun had intended
to give him a befitting state burial which he
rightly deserved and which the state had
prepared to undertake. Regrettably, however,
the enemies of the state, through
brigandage, violence and evil machinations,
created an atmosphere of fear and terror in
the minds of our citizenry and friends
throughout the federation.
Immediately the news of his demise filtered
in, a band of vagabonds, crying more than
the bereaved, took to the streets, looting and
wreaking havoc. Journalists were roughened
and their equipment damaged. Important
dignitaries that came for the burial were
equally molested by these thugs.
Senator Adeleke was a man of peace. He
preached peace and lived it through his life.
He left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
because he could not stand violence. This
was after he was beaten up by some leaders
of the PDP during a meeting in a hotel in
Osogbo. It is a profound irony and most
unfortunate therefore that a few disgruntled
elements purporting to protest his death
desecrated his funeral with violence and
attacks on innocent persons. They
dishonoured him and did his memory a
great disservice by keeping his friends,
political associates and well-wishers away
from his burial.
The best we could do in the circumstance
was to declare three days of mourning
throughout the state and fly national, state
and our party’s flags at half-mast in his
honour.
In the light of this, the State Government of
Osun, using the instrumentality of the law, is
setting up an inquest to unravel the
circumstances of this unfortunate and sad
incident, in order to put the record straight
on his death. We continue to mourn the
untimely death of Senator Isiaka Adetunji
Adeleke. He is irreplaceable in our hearts.
We commiserate with his family, the good
people of Ede, associates, friends,
constituents and generality of our people on
the passage of this patriot. As we pray for
the repose of his soul, we equally pray for
the strength to bear this heavy loss.

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