Gbenro Adesina
Ondo State Government has announced the death of Chief of Protocol, Tosin Ogunbodede.
This is coming a few weeks after Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu lost his Commissioner of Regional Integration and Special Duties, Professor Bayonle Ademodi.
Ogunbodede died on Saturday, January 2, 2021, in a motor accident while returning from Ibadan.
He died alongside his driver when the Toyota Corolla car they were riding in rammed into a trailer around 7.45pm along Ilesa-Akure road.
Ondo Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, who announced this in a statement on Sundaysaid Ogunbodede discharged his duties with utmost attention and responsibility.
Ojogo said that Ogunbodede, who was a lawyer by profession, died shortly after a visit to an uncle in Ibadan, Prof. Benjamin Ogunbodede, who has been ill.
“The remains of the Chief of Protocol will arrive Owo Local Government Area, his hometown today.
“This is necessary in order to commence preparations for his burial without further delay.
“Ogunbodede discharged his assigned duties with utmost attention and responsibility.
“Until his untimely death, he had been a very loyal political lieutenant of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, over the years. For the governor, this is a personal loss.
“It becomes more emotional when it’s recalled that the loyal and dedicated Tosin stopped by at the governor’s law hub, Ibadan, to greet his principal while returning to Akure from his uncle’s residence,” he said.
Ojogo said that the State Government would unveil his burial plans after consultations with the family.
