The late Lawmaker Sobur Olawale popularly known as Omititi was to give away his daughter in a grand wedding ceremony scheduled to take place in two weeks in Lagos when before he met his tragic death in Jos.
Newspot learned how Olawale was trampled upon in a melee of surging crowd. He was said to be forcing his way through the unruly crowd to the front when he fell and no assistance was near to pull him up
He was 60 this year and one of the strong politicians in Lagos . A law maker representing Mushin Constituency II at the state House of Assembly. He was in Jos for the official flag-off of APC Presidential campaign of Tinubu-Shettima.
Olawale last public appearance was last Friday, when he played in a soccer match to mark the 50th birthday celebration of the Speaker, state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, at the assembly playing ground. He kept the goal post . He was until his untimely demise the Chairman House Committee on Local Government and Community Relations, a second term lawmaker
Meanwhile, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos, colleagues and well-wishers have continued to send condolences over the death of the lawmaker.
Sanwo-Olu, described the death as shocking and a great loss to the state. According to Sanwo-Olu, Omotiti’s death is as “tragic and sad.” He commiserated with the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa and the state lawmakers, as well as family, friends and associates of Olawale.
He has since been buried.
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