Ogun permanent secretary dies less than 48 hours after appointment

Betty Odumusi, one of the 14 permanent secretaries sworn into office in Ogun state on Thursday, is dead.

Adejuwon Soyinka, media aide of Ibikiunle Amosun, governor of the state, disclosed this in a statement, saying the tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday.

“The late Odumusi who died in the early hours of Saturday, September 3, 2016, was one of the 14 newly appointed permanent secretaries in the state civil service who were sworn into office on Thursday, September 1,” the statement read.

“A career civil servant, described by colleagues as ‘hardworking, conscientious and dedicated’, the late Odumusi had served the Ogun state government for 31 years before her death, aged 57.

“Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, while commiserating with the Odumusi family, prayed for the repose of the soul of the departed.

“The governor also prayed that the good Lord grants the husband of the deceased, her children and colleagues she left behind in the state Civil service “the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”