Ex-Ogun deputy speaker Tokunbo Oshin passes away at 66

A former Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly and former lecturer at Tai Solarin College of Education, now Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Dr. Tokunbo Oshin has passed away.

According to The PUNCH, he died on Saturday night at a private hospital in Sagamu after a brief illness at the age of 66.

Ogun State Commissioner for Community Development and Cooperatives, Ademola Balogun, confirmed the news.

Balogun, who is also from Ijebu Igbo like the late Oshin, expressed his sorrow, stating, “Hon Oshin is dead.

He passed away on Saturday at a private hospital in Sagamu. It’s a significant loss to our party, the All Progressives Congress, and our hometown, Ijebu Igbo. May his soul rest in peace.”

Former state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Engr. Bayo Dayo, also a kinsman, described Oshin’s death as unexpected and deeply saddening.“It is very true that the distinguished lawmaker is dead, and I feel so sad about this unfortunate incident. We have been together for more than 20 years, and we are going to miss him very much.”

He was a true friend, and I wish the family and children well. May the Lord give them the fortitude to bear the great loss,” Dayo said.

Oshin served as the Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly from 2003 to 2007 and represented the Ijebu North State constituency 1 from 2007 to 2011.

He transitioned to private business in 2008, establishing Zipest Ventures Limited, which operates Zipest Filling Stations in Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu-Igbo, Ago Iwoye, and until recently, Ibadan.

Additionally, Oshin represented the South West on the Board of the Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), where he occasionally acted as the Board Chairman between 2018 and 2022.

He was also affiliated with Ogun State University, now Olabisi Onabanjo University, and served as a Non-Executive Director of Gateway Mortgage Bank Limited.

An alumnus of Mayflower School, Ikenne, and Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Oshin’s death marks the loss of a significant figure in the Ogun State community.