Former governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Professor Kunle Lawal, is dead. It was learnt that the university don, also a former Commissioner for Education as well as Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, died early this morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, Lagos, and southwest Nigeria.

According to reports, Professor Lawal, was sick for a long period of time which necessitated his being flown abroad at a time. He was reported to have been healed before the illness relapsed about last week which necessitated his being taken to LASUTH where he breathed his last early Wednesday morning.

Professor Lawal, a professor of History was a commissioner in the state during the second term in office of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu where he manned the ministries of Education and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. He later resigned to contest the governorship of the state. During the crisis of succession to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, he left then Action Congress (AC) to pitch tent with then Democratic Party Alliance (DPA) where he was made the running mate to the party flag bearer, Jimi Agbaje. He has since return to the progressive fold before his death. He will be buried later on Wednesday at his residence in Ojo in accordance with Islamic rites.