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Nigerian Politician, Buruji Kashamu Has Passed Away

Buruji Kashamu Death – Is Buruji Kashamu Really Dead?: Nigerian politician who served as a Senator representing Ogun East in the 8th National Assembly. Ogun East covers eleven local government areas: Ijebu North East, Ijebu North, Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu East, Ikenne, Ipokia, Odogbolu, Obafemi Owode, Remo North, Sagamu, and Ogun Waterside. Senator Kashamu was the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on States and Local Government, Buruji Kashamu has passed away. He was reported to have died today from COVID-19 complication.
Buruji’s death was confirmed by Senator Ben Bruce in a series of tweets he made this evening.
The tweets reads below
I have just lost my good friend of forever to #COVID19. Until his death, Sen. Buruji Kashamu and I were inseparable. He died today at First Cardiology Consultants, in Lagos. May his gentle soul rest in peace. I pray his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear this heavy loss.
I have just lost my good friend of forever to #COVID19. Until his death, Sen. Buruji Kashamu and I were inseparable. He died today at First Cardiology Consultants, in Lagos. May his gentle soul rest in peace. I pray his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear this heavy loss. pic.twitter.com/OJGIt0VK3n
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) August 8, 2020
Tributes Floods Twitter
Sen. Buruji Kashamu loses life to #COVID19 . He died today at First Cardiology pic.twitter.com/zMiTRYtBeU
— theBBbuzz.com (@thebbbuzz) August 8, 2020
Breaking: Senator Buruji Kashamu is dead
His death was announced by one of his friends, Sen. Ben Bruce through his social media handle and the message reads:
” I have just lost my good friend of forever to… https://t.co/KmK5Ga97DY
— Tijani Saheed (@seedorftj) August 8, 2020
Breaking news! Breaking news!
Senator Buruji Kashamu is dead.
He died today, from covid19
RIP Buruji pic.twitter.com/4wUOuuj7P5— Emir of Canada ❁ (@jega_eleniyan) August 8, 2020
Few Things You Need To Know About Buruji Kashamu
Kashamu was born in Ogun State, Nigeria on 19 May 1958. Kashamu started his education at Ansarudeen Primary School, Ijebu Igbo and left in 1972 to complete his primary school education at St. John Modern School, Lagos. He then attended evening classes at Igbobi College while working as a licensing agent. He later went to London where he took courses in Business Management at Pitman College, London.
He was awarded a Honourary PhD by the unaccredited, diploma-mill Cambridge Graduate University, located in Massachusetts, at a privately organised ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria.
Cambridge Graduate University claims to be accredited by the International Accreditation Organization (IAO). The IAO itself is listed as part of unrecognized higher education accreditation organizations. Cambridge Graduate University is not a recognised university in the United States due to this lack of accreditation.