Just In! Branco-Rhodes, Lagos Guber Candidate Dies Of Covid-19

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Kitoye Branco-Rhodes, a former gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, also known as ‘Lagos Big Boy’, has reportedly died of Covid-19 complications.

Branco-Rhodes reportedly passed on Friday night after all medical interventions proved abortive. His demise came few months after his sister Simi, was reported to have died from the same Covid-19 complications.

Branco-Rhodes was born on 27th of April, 1963, by late Chief Olayinka Rhodes, the Baamofin of Lagos and Baagbimo of Ile-Ife and Chief (Mrs) Elizabeth Abimbola Rhodes, a former Iyalode of Lagos.

Branco-Rhodes was a businessman, energy expert and economist. He contested in the 2003 gubernatorial elections in Lagos under the Nigerian Advance Party (NAP) founded by his father-in-law and late legal luminary, Tunji Braithwaite.

Branco-Rhodes is survived by his wife, Laolu Branco-Rhodes and 6 children.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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