Comrade Shakiru Balogun, a one-time APC Chairmanship aspirant in of Igando/Ikotun Community has died.

He died after being involved in a fatal motor accident with a LAWMA truck on Friday, July 21, 2017.

Balogun was an aspirant for the chairmanship position before he lost at the primaries, but he still remains one of the very strong and influential political figures in the community.

Late Balogun was also a former Chairman of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Igando-Ikotun Chapter.