Tinubu Jos rally: Olawale's death, a blow below belt, says Lawmaker

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday described the sudden death of a member, Mr. Abdul-Sobur Olawale, who died at 58, as a heavy blowbelow the belt.

The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Mr Setonji David, made this known in a statement in Lagos.

The Supreme recallsthat Olawale was the chairman of the House Committee on Local Government and Community Relations and a second-term lawmaker.

Olawale, popularly known as 'Omititi', who reportedly slumped during the APC rally in Plateau, was confirmed dead at the hospital where he was rushed to.

APC had held a campaign in Plateau for its presidential candidate and running mate, Sen. Bola Tinubu and Mr Kashim Shettima, respectively, on Tuesday.

The lawmaker had lost the APC House of Assembly Mushin II third term bid ticket for 2023 election to a former Mushin Local Government Sole Administrator, Mr Yinka Esho-Kazeem.

Olawale played in a novelty football match as a goalkeeper on Friday to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Speaker of the house, Mr Mudashiru Obasa.

David said Olawale left them unexpectedly and threw the whole house, his constituency and the party into mourning.

"It is with deep sadness, sense of loss and heavy hearts that we inform you of the death of our colleague and friend, Olawale, representing Mushin Il who died in Tuesday.

"Olawale, who is a second term lawmaker left us unexpectedly and threw the house into mourning.

" We will all miss him more than words can express. We urge you to join us in prayers for his family at this time," he said.

The lawmaker is survived by a wife and three children.