In a statement, Obaseki noted that the state was in great grief over the loss of a true comrade and icon of the Nigerian labour movement, whose selfless role in the maintenance of industrial harmony in Edo State will remain evergreen.
The governor hailed the forthrightness of late Osayande, noting that he maintained a calm and balanced disposition towards government whenever labour disputes arose in the state.
He commiserated with all workers in the state, the leadership and members of the NLC aswell as the family and friends of late Comrade Osayande.
Also, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe described the death of Osayande as a colossal loss, not only to the immediate family, but to labour movement in Edo State and the nation at large.
Alenkhe described Osayande as a worthy ambassador of the labour movement who will be greatly missed.
He prayed God Almighty to grant the soul of the departed labour leader eternal rest.
Comrade Sunny Osayande passed on in the early hours of Sunday. Until his death, he was the Chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress and was elected on April 25, 2019.
