By The Chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State, Mr. Oladotun Olakanle, has passed away, marking the second consecutive council head to die in office within four years.
As of the time of this report, the cause of Olakanle’s death remains unknown.
Olakanle, who had served as Vice Chairman, stepped into the role of council chairman following the death of his predecessor, Hon. Babatunde Oke, on August 12, four years prior.
Sources close to the council report that Olakanle was seen just two nights ago at a Diamond Jubilee celebration for a colleague at Radisson Blu in Ikeja, Lagos. The source confirmed that he passed away early on Saturday morning.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu expressed his condolences in a statement posted on his official X page
The statement reads “On behalf of my family, the people, and the Lagos State Government, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the residents of Onigbongbo LCDA on the death of the council Chairman, Hon. Oladotun Olakanle. His death is a personal loss to me and a painful loss to his council and Lagos State. Hon. Olakanle was a loyal politician and an invaluable asset to the All Progressives Congress (APC). There is no doubt that he will be missed by the entire political class, particularly the Onigbongbo LCDA, the Lagos APC family, and the State as a whole.”
