The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Economic Matters, deployed to the Office of the Vice President, Ayoleke Adu, has died in an Indian hospital on Friday.
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said Adu, a diligent economic professional and Certified Financial Analyst, passed on last week Saturday at the age of 44.
“With heavy hearts, we regret to announce the untimely passage of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Economic Matters, Mr. Ayoleke O. Adu. He was aged 44.
“Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on behalf of the President and himself condoles with his wife, children, mother and the entire family. He prays that God will grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
“Before he joined the Buhari presidency last year, Adu was the Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Capital Securities Ltd, a leading investment firm with headquarters in Lagos. As a member of the President’s Economic Management Team and a presidential aide deployed to the Office of the Vice President, Adu would be remembered as a patriotic, forthright, creative and astute professional. He will indeed be sorely missed,” the statement said.
Also, in a condolence message, Minister of Solid Mineral s Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, expressed shock over the death of Adu.
In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, said Adu’s death was a personal loss to him and a major loss to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Nigeria in general.
