Engineer James Adepoju, a special adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, is dead.
Adepoju died on Wednesday, January 13.
The Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Taiwo Adisa, confirmed Adepoju’s death to newsmen.
Official statement regarding the cause of his death has not been released at the time this report was filed.
The deceased was reportedly appointed in 2020 by the Oyo state governor as one of his special advisers.
Our correspondent gathered that before his appointment, Adepoju was the Engineering Head of Prize Engineering Consultants Limited.
Adepoju was a graduate of Civil Engineering from the University of Ibadan.
He was involved in several projects in the state including providing engineering consultancy services on the construction of Igbeti-Ogbomoso Road.
