Gbenga Daniel In Grief As He Loses Brother, Driver In 24 Hours

The former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, is grieving after he lost his brother, Bishop Simon Oye Daniel on Tuesday.

Recall that Daniel, on Monday lost a driver, Toyin Ogunbanwo, who was allegedly killed by a hit-and-run motorist.

The incident was confirmed by the former governor in a post released on his official Twitter account on Tuesday.

According to him, Bishop Simon Oye Daniel, who was the Provost, Imperial School of Health Technology, died at the age of 56.

He, however, did not reveal the cause of his brother’s death.

Gbenga tweeted, “A Season of Deaths: Call for Prayers”, Daniel said the last few days have been a season of deaths, praying God to rise up for the nation and put an end to what he termed the “untimely transitions”.

“This morning the cold hands of death took away my blood brother Bishop Simon Oye Daniel (Aged 56) without notice.”

He further stated that on Monday, “one of our Drivers, Toyin Ogunbanwo was killed by a Hit and Run Driver” on his way home after work.

He recalled how he had shared condolences on other close personalities to his family in the last three days, including Late Mrs Ibidun Ighodalo and the late Senator of Lagos East, Sen. Bayo Osinowo.

The former governor who called on God to heal the land prayed that the soul of the lost one to rest in peace.