The Government of Ekiti State has confirmed the death of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Funminiyi Afuye.
According to a Statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, the speaker 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.
SPEAKER EKITI STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, RT. HON FUNMINIYI AFUYE PASSES
ADO-EKITI I Wednesday, October 19, 2022 – 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.
Yinka Oyebode
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.
19- 10- 2022
