The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Funminiyi Afuye, is dead.
A statement by Yinka Oyebode, Chief Press Secretary Governor Oyebanji said 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.
Afuye according to reports, attended the inauguration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, on Sunday and was said to have also attended plenary on Tuesday before the sudden turn of events on Wednesday.
He also attended the interfaith thanksgiving service organised to mark the commencement of the administration of the new governor on Tuesday.
