Former Kwara Deputy Speaker, Shittu Dies At 72

Kwara State House of Assembly, former Deputy Speaker, Ayodele Shittu, is dead.

Shittu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) died at age 72 on Saturday, August 15.

The politician was chairman of the state-owned International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase Ipo.

Reacting to the news of his death, the state Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, in a condolence message described Shittu’s demise as shocking.

Abdulrazaq prayed to God to grant Shittu’s soul eternal rest.

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The governor commiserated with the family and Offa community.

“It is a very painful development and a sad loss to the state because the former Deputy Speaker was a respected APC leader with widespread goodwill across political divides,” he said.

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