They later fell out, with Odumakin becoming a vocal critic of the APC national leader.
by Saharareporters, New York
Apr 03, 2021
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described the National Publicity Secretary of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, as a committed fighter for democracy.
Odumakin died at the COVID-19 Isolation Centre of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital on Saturday due to complications from COVID-19.
Bola Tinubu
Tinubu and the deceased were allies in the days of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) that fought General Sani Abacha s regime after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election.
Emotions as spokesperson Yinka Odumakin draws curtain at 59
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By Arogbonlo Israel
Yinka Odumakin, the Publicity Secretary of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere reportedly died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, after a brief illness on Saturday, April 3, 2021.
The death of the Afenifere spokesperson, which was reported to have occurred at the LASUTH isolation centre was confirmed by his wife, Mrs Joe Okei-Odumakin.
Nigerians all over have paid their glowing tributes to the deceased.
A terrible blow – Afenifere
Speaking on his death, the Afenifere said the public affairs analyst’s death came as a shock to the country.
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described Yinka Odumakin as a committed fighter for democracy. In a statement he personally signed on Saturday, Tinubu said although he differed with the deceased politically, he respects what Odumakin stood for. OBITUARY: Odumakin, Buhari&’s former spokesman, who made life a living hell […]
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