Yinka Odumakin Was A True, Patriotic Nigerian-Lagos Deputy Governor, Hamzat

<p><em>Yinka Odumakin was a true Nigerian<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that Lagos State Government has described the death of the late spokesperson of the Yoruba Pan-Cultural Group&comma; Afenifere&comma; Mr&period; Yinka <strong>Odumakin<&sol;strong> as very shocking and a great loss to the nation&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Deputy Governor&comma; Dr&period; Kadri Obafemi Hamzat stated this on Tuesday when he led other officials of the State on a condolence visit to the Omole home of the Odumakins on behalf of the state government&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In a statement signed by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;washingtonpost&period;com&sol;">Tunde Alao&comma;<&sol;a> Senior Special Assistant&comma; Media and Public Affairs Unit<br &sol;>&NewLine;Office of the Lagos State Deputy Governor&comma; Hamzat who further described the late Afenifere spokesman as a patriotic and genuine Nigerian&comma; said the human right activist will be greatly missed&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Dr&period; Hamzat said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Yinka was a true Nigerian&comma; patriotic and genuine&period; He will be missed greatly&period; May the good Lord grant him eternal rest&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;Expressing the condolences of the state government&comma; Dr&period; Hamzat stated that the demise of Mr&period; Yinka Odumakin is more painful and a big loss bearing in mind that the deceased still has aged parents&period; He prayed that <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">God<&sol;a> gives the family the fortitude to bear the loss&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He however&comma; admonished the family to take solace in the fact that while alive he fought for the masses and contributed immensely for a developed and better Nigeria&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;While stating that COVID-19 is not a hoax&comma; the Deputy Governor implored Nigerians to understand and take caution as the Coronavirus is still much with us and that they should observe all COVID-19 protocols&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Prayers were later offered for the repose of the soul of the deceased and wellbeing of the family&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Accompanying the Deputy Governor on the condolence visit was the Chief of Staff to the Governor&comma; Mr&period; Tayo Ayinde&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The State delegation was received by the Widow&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;washingtonpost&period;com&sol;">Dr&period; Joe Okei-Odumakin<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;