Gboyega Soyannwo, Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is dead.
He was said to have died on Wednesday after a brief illness at age 55.
Meanwhile, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned the death of his Deputy Chief of Staff saying he has lost a brother and a servant of the people.
The governor, in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso on Wednesday, said
“With deep sorrow, the Lagos State Government announces the passing of the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS) to Mr Governor, Mr Gboyega Soyannwo.”
“Mr. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on behalf of the Government and people of Lagos, sends his condolences to the Soyannwo family.
“I have lost a brother and a servant of the people,” Mr Governor said while breaking the news to the Executive Council (EXCO) meeting,”the statement said.
After a minute’s silence in respect of the late DCoS, Sanwo-Olu ended the EXCO meeting.
The late Gboyega Soyannwo is survived by a wife and two children.
