Former governorship aspirant in Lagos
State, Professor Kunle Lawal has died after being down with an undisclosed illness for a long period.

It was learnt that the university don, who
was also a former Commissioner for
Education as well as Local Government
and Chieftaincy Affairs in Lagos State, died early on Wednesday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, Lagos.

According to reports, Professor Lawal, a
Professor of History, was sick for a long
period, and was flown abroad at a time.

He was reported to have been healed
before the illness relapsed about a week
ago, when he was taken to LASUTH where he gave up the ghost early Wednesday morning.

He was buried yesterday at his residence
in Ojo in accordance with Islamic rites.

He was 54.

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