The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Adebayo Osinowo, popularly known as Pepper is dead.
He died on Monday afternoon at First Cardiologist Hospital, Lagos after a brief illness.
According to sources, the senator tested positive for coronavirus last week and was treated at a private hospital.
Osinowo began his political life in the second republic serving as a youth Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The state Chairman was late Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Abiola.
Osinowo was a four-time member of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
He contested for a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly for Kosofe constituency and won.
In the February 23, 2019 Lagos East Senatorial District election, he was elected Senator, representing the Lagos East Senatorial District at the Nigerian National Assembly.
He beat incumbent Gbenga Ashafa to emerge All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District.
He was subsequently appointed as the Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries by Senate President Ahmad Lawan.
Born to late Alhaji Rabiu Osinowo and Mariamo Taiwo Osinowo from Odo-Egbo in Ijebu Ode, he attended St. Augustin Primary School in Ijebu-Ode.
He then proceeded to Issoyin Grammar School, Isoyin for his secondary school education.
Osinowo studied Building Technology at the lnstituto per Geometri, Rome, Italy. He obtained his master’s degree at Urbaniana University, Rome, Italy, where he specialised in Building Technology.
Bayo Osinowo also worked with the Federal Ministry of Works, Lagos State.
In 1977, he started his career as a Land Officer at the Federal Ministry of Works till 1979.
He then became the Managing Director at NITAL International from 1986 to 2003.
He then became the Managing Director at NIMCO International Co. Ltd from 1990 to 2003.
He also worked as Managing Director, at Extreme Piling and Construction Company Ltd and NIMCO Dredging Company from 1990 to 2003.
