The death of Funminiyi Afuye, Speaker of the House of Assembly, has been announced by the Ekiti State Government.
On Wednesday, the 66-year-old politician passed suddenly. He represented Constituency 1 in Ikere.
Yinka Oyebode, the governor’s chief press secretary, released a statement on Wednesday night.
The state administration expressed sadness over Afuye’s passing, the official said.
“Rt. Hon Afuye died Wednesday evening at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado- Ekiti, where he was receiving treatment after suffering a cardiac arrest”, he said.
The deceased served in the State Legislature twice and was a former commissioner of information.
On June 6, 2019, Afuye took over as Speaker of the sixth Assembly.
