Senator Yunus Akintunde has described the death of Chief Ayanyinka Ayankojo as a great loss whose vacuum will be difficult to fill.
In his message of condolences made available to the public through Kunle Olatunji, his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, he paid tributes to the late politician while he described him as a tenacious and dependable leader with impeccable characters who will be sorely missed.
“I recieved the news of Pa Ayankojo’s death with a rude shock and do send my sincere heartfelt condolences to the entire immediate and extended Ayankojo family, the people of Oyo town, the good people of Oyo State and the progressive family at large on this incidence of Papa’s passage though at a fairly old age”.
“However sad though as a personal loss, he contributed immensely to my political engagements and progress regarding him as a father figure, I must sincerely appreciate his unique style of leadership as a very gentle, dependable, committed, honest and reliable leader who demonstrated unequalled impeccable characters quite worthy of emulation”
“With his passage, we have lost another of the few remaining disciples of Chief Obafemi Awolowo the Sage, also a close associate of Chief Bola Ige, he will be sorely missed”.
“His legacies of excellent leadership and commitment as a strong pillar while contributing to the growth of Progressives in Nigeria politics will be remembered and celebrated with nostalgic reflections”.
“May the Almighty Allah grant him Aljannah Fridaus eternal rest and grant the rest of us the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss”.
