Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has commiserated with the people of the state, especially Offa community, over the death of a former military administrator of the state, retired Group Captain Salaudeen Adebola Latinwo.

Latinwo, one of the pioneer elite officer cadets recruited into the Nigerian Air Force in 1963, was born in Offa. He rose through the ranks to become the military administrator of Kwara State in the Muhammadu Buhari years as military head of state. 

In a statement yesterday, AbdulRazaq described his death as a sad occurrence and a big void in the crop of great statesmen whose well of wisdom and experience is invaluable. 

“On behalf of the AbdulRazaqs, the government and people of Kwara State, the governor sends his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late military administrator, the Offa community and the military establishment on this development.

“The governor prays to Allah to repose the soul of the former leader in Al-jannah (Paradise) and uphold his family and the community he left behind,” the statement noted.