Tension, as Senator Isiaka Adeleke Dies at 62

Tension is mounting in the State of Osun following reports that the first civilian governor, Senator Isiaka Adeleke is dead.

Supporters in Osogbo, the state capital, went on the rampage early today. They also attacked reporters who visited the late senator’s house.

The late Adeleke, a 3-term senator representing Osun West senatorial district, was confirmed dead at Bikets Hospital in Osogbo, after suffering a heart attack according to family sources.

His death was also confirmed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) through its twitter handle: @APCNigeria

It says: “Sometimes, we just have to deal with the fact that life doesn’t always go our way. We just have to remain positive. #RIPSenatorIsiakaAdeleke”

The late Adeleke emerged as governor of the state under the short-lived democratic dispensation created by the Babangida administration.

His dramatic emergence as the governor then, fresh from the United States, earned him the nickname, SERUBAWON, after he defeated older political gladiators in the primaries of the Social Democratic Party to clinch the ticket.

He was then just 37 years old.

Until his death, he was planning to run for the governorship election in the state in 2018.

He was born as Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke in Enugu on January 15, 1955, to the family of Senator Ayoola Adeleke and Esther Adeleke.

He started his primary education at Christ Church School, Enugu, before moving to Ibadan. He had his secondary school education at Ogbomoso Grammar School and later went to the United States for his university education.

He was Chairman, Governing Council, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, University of Calabar, Nigeria.

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