Ekiti state has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of the Speaker, State House of Assembly,Rt. Hon Funminiyi Afuye.
Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, disclosed this in a statement he signed and a copy made available to The Reporters on Wednesday.
He 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.”
A source in Ado-Ekiti,who would not want his identity revealed, said in a statement he sent to The Reporters on the tragedy;
“It is well, this was a man on a road show with the new governor yesterday and his son is expected to get married on Saturday Sir.
“Life, vanity upon vanity.”
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
