The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Kwara State, Aminu Adisa Logun, has died of coronavirus complications.
The deceased, aged 73, died on Tuesday.
In a statement signed by the Chief Press Press Secretary to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Rafiu Ajakaye, Logun died few hours after his test came back positive.
The statement said the Governor has therefore declared a seven-day moaning in honour of the deceased while symphatising with his family and the entire Ilorin Emirate.
”Logun, an industrialist, a public intellectual, and an elder statesman, died Tuesday evening of complications from COVID-19. He died only a few hours after the test of his result returned positive.
”The Governor has declared a seven-day mourning in honour of the late Chief of Staff.
”The Governor commiserates with the family of the late Chief of Staff and the entire Ilorin Emirate for this tragic development,” Ajakaye said.
The statement added that details of Logun’s burial will be made public by the family and the government.
Logun was appointed Chief of Staff on June 7, 2019.