A prominent politician, Sen. Hosea Ehinlanwo, is dead.
The former legislator, who represented Ondo South District in the Senate between 2003 and 2011, died at his home in Abuja after a brief illness, according to a statement by his son, Soji. He was 83.
A lawyer and former councillor, Ehinlanwo was an associate of the former National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC) Minister of Communications, the late Chief Olu Akinfosile.
He taught at the famous Lagos City College, Sabo, Lagos, the Department of Business Administration, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.
He worked at the then Bulgarian-owned Globe Fishing Industries Limited, rising to the position of assistant general manager before he left in 1979. When Oluwa Glass Limited was established, he became its personnel/administrative manager and was later appointed as secretary to the board.
He was involved in the establishment of the then Ilaje Ese-odo Community Bank where he was the executive chairman.
While in the Senate, he was the chairman of the Population and National Identity Card Committee and the Navy Committee. He was also a member of the Ethics Committee, Army, Petroleum – Upstream and Downstream —and Constitutional Reform Committee.
He was until his death the Baba Ijo of C&S Church Movement.