Mr. Aminu Logun, Chief of Staff to Kwara State Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, is dead.
This was announced by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the statement, Logun, 73, died from complications related to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Ajakaye’s statement reads: “With total submission to the will of the Almighty Allah, we wish to announce the passing of the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Kwara State Aminu Adisa Logun (mni).
“Logun, an industrialist, a public intellectual, and an elder statesman, died Tuesday evening of complications from COVID-19. He died only a few hours after the test of his result returned positive.
“The entire government and the people of Kwara State have lost an outstanding public servant who diligently served the state at various times, including as Chief of Staff to the Governor from June 7, 2019 until he returned to his Lord.
“We pray the Almighty Allah to grant him Al-Jannah Firdaus and give the family the fortitude to bear the huge loss.
“Details about his janazah will be made public by the family and the government in due course,”
Ajakaye said Governor Abdulrahman has declared a seven-day mourning in the state in honour of the late Chief of Staff.