LAGOS — FRESH details on how two-time Second Republic Minister, Senator Wahab Dosunmu, died has emerged.
The politician, who had been on and off a United States hospital of recent, died on Sunday evening in the presence of his wife, Modinat Dosunmu.
The deceased’s younger brother, Moruf Dosunmu, said yesterday that necessary arrangements were being made to bring his remains home “for a befitting burial.”
Details of what shape the burial will take is yet to be released as members of the Dosunmu family of Lagos were making efforts to ensure that the necessary things were done in time.
Tributes
Meanwhile, the polity was awash with tributes yesterday for the former chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, who was one of those who fought for the actualisation of the June 12, 1993 presidential mandate of late Chief M.K.O Abiola.
Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, described Dosunmu’s death as a big loss to the party.
In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Taofik Gani, the party said: “The unfortunate sudden death of our great leader and true Lagosian, former Works Minister, Senator Wahab Dosunmu, has just filtered into our secretariat.
“The death is a big loss to our party at this time. Indeed, he was one of our aces for the 2015 elections. May his soul rest in peace.”
Reacting to the demise of the politician, a chieftain of PDP, Dr. Oluyomi Finnih, said the nation had lost a focused politician.
Finnih said: “Dr. Dosunmu’s death is a great loss to Nigeria and particularly Lagos. He was one of the most focused politicians in Nigeria. He was very analytical and truthful and called a spade a spade.
‘He sacrificed for Lagos’
“He was in the forefront to get Lagos the special recognition it deserves in Nigeria and had contributed immensely to the development of the state. He was very humble and focused.
“He staked a lot to serve this nation. We would have loved to have and benefit more from him but God loves him most.”
Also speaking, Mrs. Remi Adiukwu-Bakare, who described Dosunmu as a family friend, said the late politician would be greatly missed in Lagos PDP because “he was an erudite politician, who contributed greatly to the growth of the party.”
Speaking to Vanguard in Lagos yesterday, former Minister of Communications, General Tajudeen Olanrewaju (rtd.), described his death as shocking.
and prayed that Allah would repose his soul in Al-Jannah.
Political profile
Dosunmu contested the Lagos governorship primaries in 1999 and lost the ticket to Senator Bola Tinubu. He, however, clinched the ticket for the Lagos Central Senatorial District and won on the platform of Alliance for Democracy, AD.
Later, he defected with some other AD federal lawmakers to PDP.
Dosunmu remained a vibrant member of the Senate where he was Chairman, Senate Committee on Science and Technology till 2003.
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