Ololade Adeyanju/
The Osun State government has noted that the death of Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s deputy chief of staff, Jare Adebisi, last night was not due to COVID-19.
The state’s commissioner for information, Funke Egbemode, disclosed this in a statement she shared on her Facebook page this afternoon.
She said Adebisi died after a brief illness and was buried earlier today according to Islamic injunctions.
The statement quoted the governor as describing Adebisi’s death as a personal loss to him.
The statement reads in part, “Mr. Mikhail Adejare Adebisi, the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS) to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun on General Administration, is dead.
“He died last night after a brief illness. His death has nothing to do with the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Adebisi, 54, will be buried this morning in Ilobu town, State of Osun.
“These were disclosed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, on Saturday morning.
“Governor Oyetola, who has since personally condoled with the family, described the late Adebisi’s death as a personal loss to him and the government he heads.
“He described the deceased as a dependable aide who carried out any assignment given to him with dispatch and with little or no supervision.
“Oyetola saluted the late Adebisi’s forthrightness, deep sense of patriotism, loyalty and commitment to his government and the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC.
“The late Adebisi, who had served both as Assistant Chief of Staff and Special Adviser in the Governor’s Office, in the previous administration, holds an LL.M degree and he was pursuing his doctorate programme in Law before his death.”
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