The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ogun State, Barrister ‘Niyi Ijalaye, has passed away.
He reportedly collapsed and died on Monday evening in Abuja after attending a meeting of RECs at the Commission’s headquarters. The cause of his death is still unknown.
According to Channels TV, a source, speaking on condition of anonymity, revealed that Barrister Ijalaye had returned to his hotel room after the meeting before the tragic incident occurred.
The source added that the Ondo-born administrator was in good spirits throughout the meeting and had retired to his hotel in the Federal Capital Territory before his sudden death.
The meeting, as noted by INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in remarks posted on the Commission’s verified Facebook page, focused on upcoming off-cycle governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States, as well as seven vacant positions in the National and State Assemblies.
