Guardian

EULOGIES Monday poured in for the late former Minister of Works and Senator, Wahab Dosunmu  who represented Lagos West Senatorial District under the Alliance for Democracy (AD) from 1999 to 2003.

Dosunmu died on Sunday in the United States (U.S.).

Describing his death as a great loss to the country and Lagos State in particular, the PDP state chapter said the death was a great loss to the party “at this time.”

Stating that Dosunmu would have indeed been one of the party’s aces for the 2015 governorship election in Lagos, Publicity Secretary of the party, Taofik Gani said,  “We will indeed miss him.”

Also, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) National Publicity Secretary,  Lai Mohammed said Dosunmu went to the Senate on the ticket of AD and even when he decamped to the PDP we still continued our cordial relationship “it is a pity we lost him so early.”

Commending some of the attributes of the deceased, Mohammed said Dosunmu hardly engaged in politics of bitterness, adding  “He was indeed an old politician and was vibrant during the Second Republic when he was appointed Minister of Works. He did everything he could to sustain democracy in the country and also sought the development of Lagos.”

Mohammed continued: “Dosunmu was actively involved in the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) struggle against the military rule. He participated actively in the struggle that led to the termination of military regime in the country.”

Also, former Minister of Transport and member of the PDP, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, said that the late politician  had been his political associate for a long time. He noted that even when Dosunmu was in the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) and he was in the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), they still had a cordial relationship. “We later became members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and PDP subsequently.

For former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General  of the Federation, Chief Richard Akinjide, Dosunmu’s death is sad news. According to Akinjide: “Dosunmu was loyal and hardworking when we were in the same political party. We will miss him a lot and as well support his family. His death is a great loss to Nigeria and I trust his family will bury him in Nigeria. The PDP will surely immortalise him. May his soul rest in peace.”

Dosunmu’s colleague  in the Senate,  Olabiyi Durojaiye said, “One thing I knew and would never forget about Dosunmu was his ability to master the rules of the Senate.”

In term of humility, Durojaiye also extolled the virtues of Dosunmu as a very humble person.

Former Ogun State Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba described the late senator as one who did his best for the restoration of democracy in Nigeria.”