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AbdulRazaq Mourns Passing of Former Kwara Governor Latinwo

The Governor prays to Allaah to repose the soul of the former leader in Al-jannah

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Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has extended his condolences to the people of the state, especially the Offa community, on the passing of retired Group Captain Salaudeen Adebola Latinwo, a former military administrator of the state.

This is contained in a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Saturday, August 12, 2023.

According to him, Latinwo, one of the pioneering elite officer cadets recruited into the Nigerian Air Force in 1963, was born in Offa.

“He rose through the ranks, and would later become the military administrator of Kwara State in the Muhammadu Buhari years.

Governor AbdulRazaq called the death 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,” according to a Government House statement.

“The Governor prays to Allaah to repose the soul of the former leader in Al-jannah and uphold his family and the community he left behind,” the statement read.

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