Lagos State Governor and Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has condoled with the newly appointed Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Ibadan and former interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, over the death of his son-in-law, Oyedele Clement Akintola.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, revealed this on Friday in a statement.

Akosile said Sanwo-Olu also commiserated with Chief Akande’s daughter, Bolaji Akintola, over the demise of her beloved husband.

The Governor said the demise of Akintola on Wednesday at 60 is an irreparable loss, which would have created a vacuum in the family. 

He prayed that God would give the immediate and extended family of the deceased the grace to bear the great loss.

Sanwo-Olu said: “On behalf of my family, the government, and the good people of Lagos, I want to express our heartfelt condolences to the family of our leader, Chief Bisi Akande, and the late Barrister Oyedele Clement Akintola’s family on this great and irreparable loss.

“The late Barrister Akintola was an epitome of humility and uprightness, and he was a pillar of support for his wife and children. His family will miss him greatly, because of the vacuum his death has created. I urge family of the deceased, friends, and associates to take the death of Barr Akintola in good faith, knowing that he lived a fulfilled life.

“I pray that God will grant the late Barrister Oyedele Clement Akintola eternal rest and grant the family, particularly his wife and children, the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.”