Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Funminiyi Afuye passed away on Wednesday evening at the age of 66.
The news was confirmed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Ekiti State Governor, Yinka Oyebode, on Wednesday.
According to him, Afuye died on Wednesday evening at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital Ado Ekiti where he was receiving treatment after suffering a cardiac arrest.
The statement read, “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.”
