The Transition Monitoring Group, TMG has described as a colossal loss to the country the death of Mr. Yinka Odumakin, the spokesperson of the Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere.
Odumakin reportedly died on the early hours of today, Saturday, 3 April of covid-19 complications at the intensive care of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos.
TMG in a statement signed by its Chairperson, Abiola Afolabi – Akiyode said it received the death of Comrade Yinka Odumakin with rude shock and :as a colossal loss too much to bear for the entire nation. :
Comrade Odumakin the statement further stated, :was a relentless fighter, activist of repute and public intellectual whose penchant for a just and fair Nigeria knew no bound. He spoke tenaciously for the rights of Nigerians, particularly his people in the south-west geopolitical zone.
“Late Odumakin amongst other things was a frontliner on the call for fiscal federalism and political restructuring of the country as a panacea to some of the the socio-economic misery that is bedeviling Nigeria in recent time.
“He had consistently engaged the polity in the last two decades pushing for sustainable reforms that will bring lasting solutions to Nigerian many crisis.
“Late Odumakin will be sorely missed by all, especially the progressives for his pragmatic style of politics and contributions to debates on contemporary national issues in Nigeria. His indelible legacy as an activist will remain in our hearts for a long time.”
The group also sympathized with his wife, Dr Joe Okey Odumakin, his son, associates and the entire civil/human rights community in Nigeria.
They prayed for the departed soul to find eternal repose and also that God grant the family that he left behind the great fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
“Fare thee well, my comrade brother and friend!,” the group added.
