A former General Manager of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, Jide Odekunle, has died of Coronavirus-related complications.
The late Odekunle served under the administration of the former Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode, for five years.
He passed away on Saturday after being treated at the Onikan Isolation Centre.
This was confirmed by the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu via a Facebook post.
The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Drainage, Joe Igbokwe, also wrote, “I am diminished once again as a mortal as my successor at LASIMRA, Jide Odekunle, dies of COVID-19 complications at the Onikan Isolation Centre in Lagos. May his soul rest in perfect peace.”
