Speaker of Ekiti dies of heart attack; government laments

Funminiyi Afuye, the speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, has passed away.

“Afuye died Wednesday evening at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, where he was undergoing treatment after having a heart arrest,” said Yinka Oyebode, the chief press secretary to the state governor.

“The government of Ekiti State regrets to announce the death of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye,” Oyebode said in a statement titled “Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, passes.”

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“The late Afuye, 66, served as a member of the State Assembly twice and was a former commissioner for the Ekiti State Ministry of Information. On June 6, 2019, he was installed as Speaker of the sixth Assembly.

This is shocking, a member of the Assembly told journalists over the phone. We are devastated by Funminiyi Afuye’s passing because he was present at the House of Assembly yesterday (Tuesday). It is an unpleasant awakening.

We were informed that he suddenly experienced issues on Wednesday and was taken to the hospital, where he passed away.

Afuye presided over the Assembly’s plenary session on Tuesday after attending the new governor, Biodun Oyebanjithanksgiving ,’s service.