Amidst tears, wailing and heavy security, the remains of the
late Hon. Olatoye Temitope alias Sugar, representing Lagelu/Akinyele in the
House of Representatives at the National Assembly, Abuja was on Friday buried
at is his hotel- Everlasting Garden, Akobo, Iwo Road- Ojoo, Expressway, General
Gas Junction, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The lawmaker was shot dead on March 29, 2019, around Lalupon
axis of the state by yet to be arrested assailants.
Speaking, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Yakubu Dogara, represented by Hon. Bosun Oladele representing
Olorunsogo/Orelope federal constituency of Oyo State said that the deceased
would be remembered for his philanthropic gestures and love for the
downtrodden.
Dogara described Sugar as a great man who was brilliant and
outstanding in representing his people apart from touching many lives in
various ways beyond his constituency.
He pledged to the family of the deceased that the leadership
of the National Assembly would ensure that justice prevailed and the killers
brought to book, stressing that the children and family of the deceased would
be taken care of according to the House of Representatives practice for their
members who lost their lives.
Earlier, in his sermon, before the interment of the
deceased, Dr J. Nunayon, advised the family of the murdered lawmaker not to
consider vengeance as an option, but leave it to God.
In attendance were members of the Oyo State House of
Assembly led by Speaker Olagunju Ojo, clerics, artistes, religious leaders,
community leaders, thousands of friends, political associates, friends and
family members of the deceased.
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