Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has mourned the late industrialist and educationist, Chief Emmanuel Adesoye. He was 79.
Adesoye, the Asiwaju of Offa died at his Offa home.
The late industrialist was said to have died early Sunday at his Offa, Offa local government area of Kwara State.
It was gathered that he had been managing an ailment for some time before his eventual death.
Governor Ahmed, in a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, said the state lost an industrialist, philanthropist and administrator plenipotentiary.
The statement reads: “The late Adesoye contributed immensely to the industrial development of the state and Nigeria. As the first northern Nigerian student to qualify as a Quantity Surveyor, and the second Nigerian to attain that height, Chief Adesoye would be missed for his boldness, intelligence and charisma, which endeared him, not only to the people of Offa, but to everyone that crossed his path.
“May his soul, and those before him, find rest and may God grant his families and friends the fortitude to bear the loss.”
Senate President Bukola Saraki also expressed grief over the death of owner of popular Okin biscuits confectionery, describing him as a leader with passion for humanity.
Saraki, in a statement by his media aide, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said: “Chief Adesoye was one leader, whose lifestyle of simplicity, compassion and hard work will remain unmatched. Adesoye College, which he established, is a living testimony of his passion to free humanity from the clutches of ignorance.
“Besides, through his confectionery industry, the popular Okin Biscuits, he fed the hungry and ensured that thousands of Nigerians were employed, either as direct workers in the company, wholesalers or retailers of his product. His visionary leadership and initiative in lifting humanity are worthy of emulation.”
“We pray to God to grant the deceased eternal rest and his loved ones the grace to bear the loss.”
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