The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye has died.
Afuye, who represents Ikere constituency 1, died on Wednesday evening at 66 after suffering from a cardiac arrest.
Afuye was in attendance at the inauguration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, on Sunday and was said to have also attended plenary on Tuesday before experiencing health complications on Wednesday.
The state government, in a press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode made available to Theliberationnews, confirmed that the former commissioner passed on at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) where he was receiving treatment.
“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 a two-time member of the State Assembly. He was inaugurated Speaker of the sixth Assembly on June 6, 2019,” the statement read.
