JUST IN: Ekiti Assembly Speaker, Afuye is dead

The Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, is dead.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Ekiti State Governor, Yinka Oyebode, in a statement said, “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 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.”