A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Chief Lanre Razak, is dead.
Razak, who was the Balogun of Epe, died on Saturday morning at the Reddington Hospital, in Lagos, after a brief illness.
He was aged 74.
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Gboyega Akosile, announced Razak’s death in a statement titled, “Sanwo-Olu Mourns GAC Member, Lanre Razak.”
The governor described the death of the APC leader, who was also on the Governor’s Advisory Council as a rude shock.
He said the deceased was a great politician, a strong party man and an advocate of masses-oriented programmes.
He said, “I am saddened by the death of one of our political leaders in Lagos APC, Chief Lanre Razak. He was a loyal party man and committed democrat, with a deep understanding of the state’s political landscape.
“He was an extremely loyal politician, who did his best for our party, the All Progressives Congress. Chief Razak served his people and Lagos State passionately as Chairman of Epe Local Government Area and Commissioner of Public Transportation.”
The governor added, “He brought a lot of development to Epe as a council boss and also made a lot of positive contributions to turn around public transportation in Lagos during his tenure as member of the State Executive Council.
“There is no doubting the fact that he would be missed by the entire political class, particularly the people of Epe, the Lagos East Senatorial District, and the State as a whole.”
He condoled with the immediate family of the departed, all APC members in the state, and the entire people of Epe.
