Chief Olu Falae lost his son, Deji Falae, on Thursday 3rd October in the
Associated Airline plane which crashed shortly after take-off. The
former Secretary to the Federal Government said he
lost a political successor in his son. Deji, who was the Commissioner
for
Culture and Tourism in Ondo State, led the state government’s delegation
to accompany the corpse of former Ondo State governor, Chief Olusegun
Agagu from Lagos to Akure, for the a state burial.
Falae, who was still grieving over the
loss, told the visiting Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu
Tambuwal, that he had reached the peak of his political sojourn.
“I was looking forward to seeing Deji take over from me, because I have reached the peak of my being in politics. I will miss him so much,” he said.
Tambuwal had visited the home of the chieftain to commiserate with him
and his family over the Thursday plane crash. Tambuwal said Deji was his
friend and
had sent useful text messages to him on how to move the country forward,
four days before the unfortunate incident.
