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Ekiti government confirms death of House Speaker, Afuye
The Ekiti State government, on Wednesday, confirmed the death of the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye.
According to a statement by Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Biodun Oyebanji in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, Afuye died at Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti, where he was receiving treatment after suffering a Cardiac arrest.
The late Speaker, 66, was a former Commissioner, the 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,” Oyebode said.
Meanwhile, the State House of Assembly, in a statement by Mrs Yemisi Ayokunle, the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Publicity, said that the late speaker died during a brief illness.
Ayokunle said that the assembly had declared a seven-day mourning period in his honour.
She said that it was also directed that the flag in the Assembly complex should be flown at half-mast.
Ayokunle described the late Afuye as “an embodiment of courage, excellence and a highly committed man to public service” adding that he would be greatly missed.
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