The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt Hon Funminiyi Afuye is dead.
The news of his death was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode on Wednesday.
The statement reads, “the Government of Ekiti State regrets to announce the death of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Funminiyi Afuye.
“Rt. Hon Afuye died on Wednesday evening at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado- Ekiti, where he was receiving treatment after suffering a cardiac arrest.
“The late Afuye, 66, was a former Commissioner, Ekiti State Ministry of Information and two- time member of the State Assembly. He was inaugurated Speaker of the sixth Assembly on June 6, 2019.”
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