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Baba Adinni of Osogbo: Ex-Senator Adebayo Salami dies in United States

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The death has been announced of Senator Adebayo Salami.

He was a former lawmaker representing Osun Central Senatorial District on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform at the inception of the fourth republic in 1999.

Salami reportedly died in the United States on Thursday.

Until his ddeath, Salami was a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Osun State.

Meanwhile, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has expressed shock over the death of the ex-lawamker.

Oyetola noted that he was sad about the demise of Salami, the Baba Adinni of Osogbo.

“This is a huge loss, not only to his family and friends, but to the people of Osogbo and Osun at large. My prayers and thoughts are with his family and the Muslim community in Osun.

“As we mourn Baba Adinni’s demise, I pray Almighty Allah to overlook his shortcomings, grant him a place in Aljannah Firdaus, and give the family and all those who mourn his demise the strength to bear this loss”, he said.