Oyo state Commissioner, Olusola Ayoola, is Dead

Olusola Ayoola, the Oyo State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resource, is dead.

He was 55.

Governor seyi Makinde while announcing the commissioner’s Death on his official Facebook page said:

“I received with deep sadness, the news of the death of my dear friend and colleague, Rt. Honourable Kehinde Ayoola. Up until his death this morning, he served as the Honourable Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources in Oyo State.”

“I met late Rt. Honourable Ayoola in 2002, when we worked together as members of the Fortune Group for the election of Senator Rasheed Ladoja. He also served as the Director General for my 2015 campaign and the Deputy Director General for my 2019 campaign.”

“He was a loyal friend with a dedication to duty that cannot be questioned. He will be sorely missed for his great oratory skills and his love for the people of Oyo Town and Oyo State. May his soul rest in peace.”

The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained but he was reported to have been sick for weeks until his death today.

Mr Ayoola was born on January 14 in Oyo town, Oyo State, Nigeria. He attended Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He studied Animal Science and Environmental Management and Control.

He represented Oyo East state constituency between 1999 and 2003 at the Oyo State House of Assembly and was the Speaker of the assembly in 1999.

He was married to Olukemi, an associate professor of agronomy and has two sons.