The Ogun State political circle has been thrown into mourning with the sudden passing of Dr. Tokunbo Oshin, a former Deputy Speaker in the Ogun State House of Assembly. Oshin, who represented the Ijebu North State constituency 1 between 2007 and 2011, died on Saturday night at a private hospital in Sagamu after a brief illness. He was 66.
Ogun State Commissioner for Community Development and Cooperatives, Ademola Balogun, confirmed the news on Sunday, saying, “Hon. Oshin is dead. He was said to have died on Saturday at a private hospital in Sagamu. It’s a big loss to our great party, the All Progressives Congress, and Ijebu Igbo town, where we both came from. May his soul rest in peace.”
Engr. Bayo Dayo, a former state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party and kinsman of the late Deputy Speaker, described Oshin’s death as shocking and least expected.
“We have been together for more than 20 years, and we are going to miss him very much. He was a true friend, and I wish the family and children well. May the Lord give them the fortitude to bear the great loss,” he said.