Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State
A former Chairman of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Femi Aju, is dead.
The Chief Medical Director of Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Olumide Akadiri, said: “What I can say is that he was brought to the hospital dead and his corpse has been deposited in the morgue,”.
Caretaker Chairman of Okitipupa local council, Chief Solomon Bitire, described Aju’s death as “shocking, sudden and unfortunate”.
He stated that the area had lost a vibrant and intelligent career officer and politician who had good intentions for the people.
“I received the news of his death with rude shock, it’s sudden and unfortunate. I do not know why people like this will die. But who are we to question God?
“The local government management is mourning him and we will give him a befitting burial,” Bitire stated.
The deceased served as the councils caretaker chairman in 2007 under former governor, late Olusegun Agagu.
Until his death, he was a lecturer at the Adekunle Ajasin University of Education, Akungba Akoko.
He is survived by his wife and three children.