SAN FRANCISCO, November 09, (THEWILL) – The Acting Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Adedotun Durojaiye has died at a hospital in Abuja after an undisclosed ailment, according to sources at the National Assembly.
The deceased, who was appointed Acting Clerk of the Senate in April 2014, had been in and out of hospital following the ailment, the sources said, adding that he died on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has described the late official “as a civil servant of repute and an exceptional officer.”
Saraki in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that late Durojaiye passed on at a time when his experience was needed to move the Eight Senate to the next level.
He noted that the Lagos-born civil servant served selflessly and was dutiful in his contribution to the course of national development.
Saraki said: “We in the National Assembly and in particular, the Senate, received the news of the demise of Durojaiye with great shock. He was a vibrant and exceptional public officer. He was there at the inception of this Eight Senate. He conducted the elections of Presiding Officers. We will surely miss his vast experience, his vibrancy and commitment to legislative duties,” he said.
