Some former state governors on Thursday said that late Yinka Odunmakin died fighting for the masses and a better Nigeria.
Former Govs. Ibikunle Amosun, Olusegun Mimiko, and Peter Obi, of Ogun, Ondo and Anambra respectively, made such remark at the Lying-in-State, Service of Songs and Tributes of the late spokesman of the pan- Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere.
Amosun said in his tribute at the Police College, Ikeja venue of the event that the late Odumakin meant well for the people, as a friend of the masses and of Nigeria.
“It does not matter how long one lived but the impact one made while alive matters. Yinka was a fighter who would pursue whatever he believed in day and night.
“Yinka and I disagreed on so many things, but we cannot deny the fact that Yinka meant well for the good of the people.
“I can assure you that all that Yinka fought for will come to pass one day. Yinka, Adieu, friend of the masses and friend of Nigeria,” Amosun said.