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Thursday, January 16, 2025

DACA mourns Ogun House of Reps, Onanuga


The Convener of Dapo Abiodun Continuity Agenda and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Mr Armstrong 'Tope Akintunde has mourned the demise of the House of Representatives member representing Remo Federal constituency describing her exit as quite painful and irreplaceable.

Akintunde disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Thursday.

Onanuga, aged 59 and Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives died on Wednesday after a brief illness.

The socio-political group said that it was highly saddened by the untimely death of this vivacious and selfless politician who did her best to uplift the people through several initiatives tailored to make life a lot better for the people of Remo and Ogun State as a whole.

The  statement partly reads "The Convener and the entire members of Dapo Abiodun Continuity Agenda commiserate with the family of Rt. Hon. Adewunmi Oriyomi-Onanuga and the good people of the Sagamu/Ikenne/Remo North Federal Constituency on the sudden departure of the lawmaker representing their Federal Constituency.

"Rt. Hon. Adewunmi Oriyomi-Onanuga popularly called Ijaya until her death was the Deputy Chief Whip Federal House of Representatives, Abuja.

"We are saddened by this irredeemable boss because we are not unaware of her major contributions to the development of her Constituency through medical outreach, agricultural intervention programmes and advocacy for widows, less privilege and proper education for girl child.

"As we mourn her passing, we take solace in the Almighty God that our separation is temporal, and that her legacies will speak further many years after her demise.

"Let me mention that her political sagacity, business acumen and intellectual contribution to national issues at the Green chamber will be truly missed, we pray that the Almighty God grant her family and the entire people of Ogun state, the fortitude to bear this immense loss".

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