UPDATE: Wife reacts as Yinka Odumakin, Afenifere spokesman dies of COVID-19
By Alison Godswill
Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin, wife of the late, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, the spokesman of Afenifere, a Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group has reacted as he passed on because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement – A PART OF ME IS GONE!- obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, She stated: “With gratitude to the Supreme Being for a life well spent, I announce the passing on of my beloved husband, Comrade Yinka Odumakin to the great beyond after a brief illness.
“The sad event happened this morning (Saturday, 3/4/2021) at the intensive care unit of LASUTH where he was being managed for respiratory issues due to complications from COVID-19 which he had recovered from about a week ago.
“I appreciate the outpouring of grief and sympathy from home and abroad as I mourn my irreplaceable soulmate. I urge us all to remain steadfast in the cause of the masses to which he dedicated his life.”
She added: “Burial arrangement will be made public in due course.”
