Ambode’s Former Commissioner, Deji Tinubu Slumps, Dies

Deji Tinubu, the immediate past Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, is dead.

 THISDAY reports that Tinubu who was also a former board member of the Nigeria Football 

Federation (NFF) slumped and died while playing football at the retreat organised for Lagos 

Commissioners and Special Advisers with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode present at the event in Epe.

 Sadly, Tinubu was certified healthy during the screening carried out before the start of the 

novelty game aimed at ensuring none of the government officials had such misfortune.

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Until his death Thursday, January 25, Tinubu was Governor Ambode’s special adviser on 

commerce. He was moved from sports to commerce during the cabinet shake up carried out just recently.