Photos Emerge As Tinubu, Obasa Storm Late APC Leader Samuel’s Residence, Console Family Members

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential hopeful of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday evening, February 20, paid a condolence visit to the home of late Professor Tunde Samuel, a member of the Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), who passed on recently.

Asiwaju, who arrived in Lagos from a visit to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, moved straight to the home of the deceased ally, accompanied by the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa.

The duo had earlier expressed sadness at the demise of the academic, who was 73.

In the Speaker's condolence message, he had described the death of Prof Samuel as "a blow, a pain that would take long for us to bear both as people of Agege, the APC as a family, the GAC and the entire Lagos State.

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"His importance to Lagos State can never be under-emphasised. He was a passionate Lagosian whose thoughts, actions and activities were all geared towards strengthening democracy in Nigeria and the creation of an egalitarian state where individuals would live their lives in peace."

Obasa, who visited the family of the deceased on Wednesday, added:

"We will continue to miss his wisdom, knowledge and understanding of how Lagos and Nigeria should be run for the utmost good of the people. We will miss his advice and productive efforts to keep a united APC in Lagos.

"I, on behalf of my colleagues at the Lagos State House of Assembly, pray that God grant him peace and give his immediate family, friends and associates the fortitude to bear this huge loss, amen."

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Legit.ng had previously reported that the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described Professor Tunde Samuel, a member of the Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), as a titan whose positive roles in Lagos cannot be forgotten in a hurry.

A statement signed by the chief press secretary to the speaker, Eromosele Ebhomele said Professor Samuel, a chieftain and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), died on Wednesday night, February 16, at the age of 73.

Prof. Samuel is reckoned as one of the founding fathers of the Lagos State University (LASU) where he was both a member of the Implementation Committee and a two-time member of the Provisional Government Council.

Source: Legit.ng