Reports reaching us say Alhaji Ademola Fashola, Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola’s father, passed away this morning in Lagos.
He died after battling an undisclosed illness. It would be recalled that last year, amidst the Lagos Doctors’ strike, he was flown to the United States for medical treatment.
The deceased would have celebrated his 80-year birthday next month.
Officials of the Lagos state government said Mr. Fashola, who is currently at Umrah in Saudi Arabia, is saddened by the news of his father’s death.
The governor plans an emergency return to Lagos to attend the burial.
Ademola Fashola was a journalist at Daily Times.