Ekiti Speaker Mourns Remi Omotoso’s Death
The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Funminiyi Afuye has mourned the death of the Ekiti born industrialist, Sir Remi Omotoso
This was contained in a press release signed on behalf of the Speaker by his Special Adviser on Media, Akogun Tai Oguntayo.
“The news of the demise of Sir Remi Omotoso was received with a rude shock because of his invaluable services to our dear State in particular and the nation as a whole at this crucial time,” he said.
The Speaker observed that the former Group Managing Director of Odua Investments Ltd brought glory to Ekiti State in all the places where he served as a business manager and administrator.
Afuye therefore consoled the family of the Oke-Ayedun Ekiti born seasoned administrator, not to be sad “because he died as a great man whose legacy cannot be forgotten in Nigeria as a whole in the area of commerce and industry.”
The Speaker opined that “Sir Omotoso was not just a seasoned administrator but also a dedicated Christian and a great lover of his State.”
Sir Omotoso who was at a time a Lay President of the Methodist Church of Nigeria was the Chairman of the Board of Standard Chartered Bank of Nigeria and DN Meyer Paints up till the time of his death. He was very passionate about Yoruba nation, particularly Ekiti, his state of Origin. He served the state in various capacities before his demise on Friday morning.
