Shock As Senator Gbenga Aluko Dies In His Office

By Adesina Soyooye

Palpable fears gripped those in the Abuja office of Senator Gbenga Aluko when he slumped and died at work. And in his home State, Ekiti and, especially, Ode, his home town, disbelief and fear reign.

The news hit like claps of thunder when it broke. Aluko, this magazine gathered, slumped on Saturday evening while at work in his Abuja office. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but it was of no use. He died.

Of a rich pedigree, Senator Aluko was the son of renowned Economist, Professor Sam Aluko. He was into business before he veered to politics.

He subsequently ran for a the Senatorial seat, won, and represented his zone, Ekiti South, under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the National Assembly between 1999 and 2003. He was the Senate Minority Leader during the period.

In 2018, Senator Aluko aspired to be the Governor of Ekiti State, this time, under the banner of the All Progressives Cogress, APC, but he did not go beyond the Primary election.

In the upcoming 2022 Governorship election in the State, his zone, Ekiti South, which has not produced a Governor, looked up to him as one of those it could present to succeed Governor Kayode Fayemi. Now, the people are devastated.

The cause of his sudden death is not public yet, but speculations are that it could be heart-related.

He was aged 58 years.