‘He made remarkable contributions’ — Opeyemi Bamidele pays tribute to late Ekiti APC chairman

Opeyemi Bamidele, majority leader of the senate, says the death of Paul Omotoso, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti, is shocking and devastating.

Omotoso reportedly attended political events on Monday and was rushed to a hospital in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Tuesday, after complaining of fever.

He was confirmed dead on Wednesday morning.

In a statement, Bamidele said the death of the 61-year-old politician has left a “great void in the political structure” of the state.

The senator condoled with the family of Omotoso, noting that his “remarkable contributions” to Ekiti politics “will forever embody his memory”.

“With great concern, I join Ekiti sons and daughters to mourn the sudden passing of our state party chairman, Barr. Paul Omotoso who I always describe as a man with great political maturity and purposeful leadership,” the statement reads.

“His previous tenures as a former state commissioner, former state secretary of our great political party and state chairmanship which he held until his death were testimonies of his clear direction as a leader and his servant-leader dispositions.

“The remarkable contributions he made and gaps left behind by the Imesi Ekiti-born politician can not be forgotten and dumped in the dustbin of history.

“His contributions to the formation of the APC and his ability to steer the affairs of the state chapter at most difficult instances are part of the memories that we shall live with for a long time.”