A popular chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party and former senator, Buruji Kashamu, is dead.
Kashamu reportedly died at First Cardiology Consultants today, aged 62.
Announcing his death, former senator Ben Murray-Bruce said the deceased died of COVID-19.
Murray-Bruce Tweeted, ”I have just lost my good friend of forever to #COVID19. Until his death, Sen. Buruji Kashamu and I were inseparable. He died today at First Cardiology Consultants, in Lagos. May his gentle soul rest in peace. I pray his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear this heavy loss.
I have just lost my good friend of forever to #COVID19. Until his death, Sen. Buruji Kashamu and I were inseparable. He died today at First Cardiology Consultants, in Lagos. May his gentle soul rest in peace. I pray his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear this heavy loss. pic.twitter.com/OJGIt0VK3n
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— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) August 8, 2020
Buruji was a vibrant member of the PDP and represented Ogun East at the Nigerian Senate between 2015 and 2019.
He was appointed as the chairman, Organization and Mobilization Committee of the PDP in the South West zone. In 2018, he was expelled from the party, a decision later voided by an Abuja High Court in October 2018.
He was also the 2019 gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in Ogun State.