Businessman cum politician, Senator Buruji Kashamu is dead.
Hello reportedly died of coronavirus complications at the First Cardiology Consultants Hospital in Lagos.
Kashamu who represented Ogun East senatorial district in the 8th Assembly, was also the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State in the 2019 governorship election.
His friend Senator Ben Murray Bruce broke the news of Kashamu’s death on his Twitter handle on Saturday, lamenting that he had lost a friend.
Here is the tweet below
I have just lost my good friend of forever to #COVID19. Until his death, Sen. Buruji Kashamu and I were inseparable. He died today at First Cardiology Consultants, in Lagos. May his gentle soul rest in peace. I pray his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear this heavy loss. pic.twitter.com/OJGIt0VK3n
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) August 8, 2020