Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Honourable Samuel Adesina has died in an undisclosed hospital in Lagos. According to reports, the Araromi Obu-born politician had been indisposed and consequently absent from State parliament for over three months before his death today. The late Speaker was a member of the Labour Party and represented Odigbo Constituency II in the House. He was said to have been battling with urinary cancer for several months before his demise. A statement reportedly released by the Ondo State Government described the deceased as “a bridge builder, a man of integrity and a reliable team player, who placed the interest of the state above personal consideration.” Late Adesina was aged 52.