Gbenro Adesina
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Chief Lanre Razak, is dead.
Razak, businessman and former commissioner in the state, reportedly died Saturday morning at Reddington Hospital, Lagos, after a brief illness.
The Epe, Lagos-born politician was a member of the Governors Advisory Committee (GAC), the highest decision-making body in Lagos State.
Announcing the demise of the APC Chieftain, the Chairman of Epe Local Government, Hon Adedoyin Ade Adesanya said in a statement, “Until his death, Chief KLM: an acronym of his name, was a member of Lagos State Governor Advisory Committee, a former Transportation Commissioner in Lagos State, former Chairman, Epe Local Government who built Grammar School Estate: one of the properties of the Local Government, he was Balogun of Epe Division, an honourary Chiefyaincy tittle he held until his demise”.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, said the deceased, in his lifetime stood for what was right, always championing policies that would lift the lot of the poor masses.
Sanwo-Olu added that the late Razak, popularly called KLM did not hide his love and support of his administration especially the Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s T.H.E.M.E.S. agenda.
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. 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.
“Chief Razak was a great politician, a strong party man and an advocate of masses oriented programmes. His support for our T.H.E.M.E.S. agenda was exemplary. He always propelled us to do more for the people of Lagos State.
“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.”
The Governor also condoled with the immediate family of the departed, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; other GAC members, Lagos APC and the entire people of Epe, praying God to grant the soul of the beloved Chief Razak eternal rest in Aljannah firdaus.
