DAILY POST had reported that Yinka Odumakin died Saturday morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
There has been reports that the Afenifere spokesman died at LASUTH COVID-19 Isolation Centre after testing positive for the virus.
Reacting, Senator Melaye in a tweet via his verified Twitter handle, said it was sad that good people often die while the ‘tormentors’ live.
“Egbon Yinka as l fondly call you. So you are truly gone!!! We lost a great voice and true Odua. What an empty world we have here.
“So sad that good people die while their tormentors are still living. Good night egbon Yinka. Aluta continua… SDM”, he tweeted.
Breaking News: Afenifere Spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, is Dead thisdaylive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thisdaylive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Joe Okei-Odumakin, his wife, said her husband recovered from COVID-19 a week ago before his death.
The deceased was a human rights activist who played a vital role in the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) that fought the Sani Abacha regime after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election.
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He was once a spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari but he later turned to a critic of the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.
MAKINDE: TRUE FIGHTER OF YORUBA CAUSE
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, described Odumakin as a true Yoruba son who embodied the ethos of Omoluabi, a dogged and true fighter of the Yoruba cause and an advocate of good governance.
Dr Joe Odumakin, wife of the late human rights activist and spokesman of Afenifere, has said her husband recovered from coronavirus before he died. Daily Trust had reported how Yinka Odumakin died at the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) on Saturday morning. Yinka Odumakin, Afenifere spokesman, is dead Missing […]