Councillor Tayo Situ, the Nigerian-born London Mayor in the Borough of Southwark, London South-East is dead. He was representing Peckham Ward. According to the Councillor’s spokesman and Publicity Secretary, Councillor Situ breathed his last breath at about 23:00 hrs, on Monday May 9, 2011 after a brief illness.
“With a grieved heart but thanks to God Almighty, I confirm that the once energetic, compassionate, servant leader and former number one citizen of London Borough of Southwark, Councillor Tayo Adelani Situ, departed this sinful world, to meet his creator at 23:01 Hours, last night, 9 May 2011, after a brief illness”, Mr Amos Akin Adejinmi announced on Tuesday morning.
His latest public engagement would have been the reception of Osun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who arrived to receive a bequeathed honour from his domain, Borough of Southwark about ten days ago. By then, his health had waned which led to his eldest son playing host to the visiting governor.
“He is survived by his wife, five children (which includes set of twins) and two grand children,” added the statement issued by Mr Adejinmi. The Nigerian community in London has been mourning the illustrious Nigerian who has found his name in the history book of British politics as a Mayor.
Tayo Situ has stamped Nigeria’s emblem in the body politic of British politics and has represented the voice of Nigerian community as a councillor for long in London South-East Borough of Southwark. He hails from Iwo in Osun State and assumed his mayoral post just after last year’s British election, having been denied the position four years earlier after political events in the Borough favoured another party.
He was promptly installed with his party, Labour’s victory in the Borough just May last year. His spell in politics started in 2002 when he contested for the Peckham ward councilorship in the Southwark Council on the platform of the Labour Party and won to make representation for his ward. He has since been a major force of reckoning due to his political activities and humane representation, demonstration of humility, astuteness, loyalty and passionate servitude.
A councillor in Peckham since 2002, the Mayor came to the UK from Nigeria in 1985. He studied accountancy at South Bank University and ran his own business. As a Councillor, his priorities were to see more jobs for local people and better services for the young and vulnerable. He lived locally and was a trustee and elder of his church. He was a devoted husband, father to five children and also a grandfather. His wife Mrs Abike Situ is consort and his son Michael is also a councillor.
According to Adejimi, funeral arrangement for the departed will be communicated to his teaming fans across the world as soon as it is concluded. However, three condolence registers have been opened for the likable councillor who had impacted on the life of many in his doming, Southwark Council.
Councillor Situ assumed his mayoral duty last year just after the general election. He had been a major actor in the Southeast politics influencing the life of many other communities. Africans will always remember him for serving their interests. He will be seriously missed by all his close associates, youths alike and political rivals with whom he had had the privilege of impacting in their lives.
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