By Mosope Kehinde
Friends, family, well wishers, Incumbent and former Oyo assembly lawmakers have paid tribute to a former majority leader of the Assembly, late Mr Kehinde Subair.
The two term lawmaker who represented Ibadan Southwest Constituency 1 between 2011 and 2015 was described as a committed politician, grassroots mobilizer and philanthropist during his lifetime.
Speaking during a special plenary in honour of late Mr. Kehinde Subair, presided by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr Muhammed Fadeyi, a former speaker in the 7th assembly, Senator Monsurat Sumonu said the death of the former parliamentarian has left a void in the political landscape of Oyo state.
Senator Sumonu said late Kehinde Subair’s contributions to the legislative agenda of Oyo state in the 7th and 8th assembly was immeasurable, putting the interest of the state and his constituents above personal interest.
Also speaking, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Oyo state, Prince Niran Adeyoju said the deceased was a man who understood the power of service and responsibility that comes with leadership.
While expressing shock over the sudden death of the politician, another APC chieftain in the state, Mr. Wale Ohu hinted how Late Kehinde Subar expressed his interest to contest for the House of Representatives seat in 2027, shortly before he travelled to the United Kingdom where he died.
Some political associates and the lawmakers who served with late Kehinde Subar in the 7th and 8th Oyo assembly described him as a strategist and a man of peace.
Daughter of the deceased who spoke on behalf of the family, Habibat Subair, in her emotional tribute, explained the pain her father’s passing has brought upon the family, describing him as a loving and caring family man who was passionate about family affairs .
Earlier, the speaker, Oyo state house of assembly, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin who’s tribute was read by the deputy speaker, Mr Muhammed Fadeyi expressed profound grief over Subair’s passing, describing it as a tremendous loss to the Assembly, the state, and the people he diligently served.
