Gov Abdulrazaq mourns as Former Kwara Deputy Speaker, Shittu, dies at 72

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

Shittu, 72, died on Saturday.

He was a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, in a condolence message described Shittu’s demise as shocking.

The statement read “The Governor received the news of this death with rude shock. It is a very painful development and a sad loss to the state because the former Deputy Speaker was not just a respected APC leader with widespread goodwill across political divides but he was also a prominent community figure in Offa and the state,” according to a statement by the Governor’s spokesman Rafiu Ajakaye.

“The Governor commiserates with the entire Offa community, especially the family of the late politician. He expresses his deep concern over this loss, and prays that Almighty God comfort the family and repose the soul of Hon. Ayodele Shittu.”