The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Funminiyi Afuye, has died of cardiac arrest.
The Network gathered from a reliable source that he suffered cardiac arrest and was rushed to the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, where doctors confirmed him dead.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Yinka Oyebode, confirmed the speakers death in a statement on Wednesday evening.
“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.”
