Kwara State Chief of Staff, Adisa Logun has died of complications from COVID-19, state government sources have confirmed.
Logun died only a few hours after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Reacting to his passing, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq wrote, “With total submission to the will of Allah, I announce the passing of my Chief of Staff, Aminu Logun (mni).
“We lost him this evening to complications from COVID-19,” he said in a series of tweets on his official account.
“Logun was an industrialist, a public intellectual, and an elder statesman who diligently served the state.
“I commiserate with his family and the entire Ilorin Emirate. I pray the Almighty Allah to grant him Al-Jannah Firdaus and give the family the fortitude to bear the huge loss,” he added.
“The entire government and the people of Kwara State have lost an outstanding public servant who diligently served the state at various times, including as Chief of Staff to the governor from June 7, 2019 until he returned to his Lord.
The governor has since declared a seven-day mourning in honour of the late Chief of Staff.
The governor commiserated with the family of the late Chief of Staff and the entire Ilorin Emirate for this tragic development.
