Reps Mourn Colleague From Ondo, Adedayo Omolafe

Members of the House of Representatives have expressed sadness over the death of their colleague, Adedayo Omolafe.

Until his death, Omolafe was the lawmaker representing Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency of Ondo State.

“The news of Rep. Adedayo Omolafe is a devastating one to all members of the House,” the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, said in a statement on Monday.

“Our late colleague was not only committed to his duties, but he was also diligent. We all will miss Rep. Adedayo Omolafe sorely.”

During the period that he represented his people, according to Kalu, the late lawmaker was committed and dedicated to his duties.

News of the death of Omolafe, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), broke after he was said to have slumped in the early hours of Monday.

PDP Mourns

The spokesman for the PDP in Ondo, Kennedy Peretei, had confirmed the lawmaker’s death to Channels Television. He described it as a colossal loss to the party in the state.

“Everyone will die one day or another, but some departures are too much to bear,” Peretei said in a statement later. “The sudden and tragic demise of Hon. Omolafe Adedayo, popularly known as Expensive, is difficult to accept, especially when he was not sick.

“Expensive had been a constant political star since he was elected as Executive Chairman of Akure South Local Government Area in 2004 under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was the state coordinator of the SURE-P programme under former President Goodluck Jonathan.

“His dream to represent Akure South/ Akure North Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives did not come to fruition since 2007. Now that he became elected in 2019, on the platform of PDP, the cold hand of death has extinguished this bright star at the middle of his tenure.”

According to Peretei, the state chapter of the main opposition party is pained by the incident and Omolafe’s footprints on the sands of time are indelible.

He condoled with the wife, children, and the extended family of the late lawmaker and prayed for the repose of the deceased.