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- He was not ill before death-Younger brother
The family members of the late Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke have said that the late first civilian governor of Osun State was not ill before his sudden death on Sunday morning.
Addressing journalists in the deceased’s country home in Ede on Wednesday, the family members said neither the family nor doctors, who carried out an autopsy on Adeleke, knew what caused the death of the two term senator, who represented Osun West Senatorial District in the upper chamber.
Speaking on behalf of the family members, who still wore mournful look, the deceased’s younger brother, Dr. Deji Adeleke, asked Nigerians to ignore the rumour making the rounds that the lawmaker died of an ailment or overdose of painkillers.
The chairman of Adeleke University Governing Council refused to acknowledge interviews from journalists, saying, “Our brother’s death was extremely painful and we are still grieving.”
Flanked by other family members inside a hall where the press briefing took place, Deji said, “We invited you, journalists, to correct some of the wrong information that has been flying all round the social media. I want to thank God Almighty for the life of our brother that passed away, Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke. God said we should always be grateful. It is very extremely painful and we are still grieving.
“He was our hero and the pain will take a little while to go away. He was not sick before he died. We thank God for what he was able to achieve in his 62 years on earth. All we came her to say is that my brother was a Muslim but we have to delay his burial for 24 hours in order to do autopsy or what other people call post mortem in order to determine the cause of his sudden death.
“The doctor who carried out the autopsy said its going to take one to two weeks to have a detailed report. We don’t have the results of the autopsy yet. Everything that you have in the social media are rumours. We want you (journalists) to help us correct that impression. We should be allowed to mourn him peacefully and people should not cause violence or disrupt the peace in the account of his( Adeleke) name.
” He was not a violent person and he never tolerated it. So, ignore all the gossips in the social media because nobody knows the cause of his death now, not even the doctors. It is going to take one week or two before result would be out. I want to thank President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Governors Ayodele Fasoye, Ibikunle Amosun, Aliko Dangote, Niyi Adebayo, traditional rukers , spiritual leaders and other people who have consoled us.
” We also thank the people of Osun State and we want to plead with everyone again to be peaceful because we want to have a peaceful ceremony that is left to be done. We are not pointing accusing finger to anyone yet until we have the results. “
Meanwhile, the family would be marking the eighth day Fidau prayer and ceremony for the late lawmaker.
To this end, the deceased’s house has begun to wear a new look as it was being painted on Wednesday. Also, his grave was being plastered with cement in preparation for the ceremony.
