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Ekiti Loses Speaker, Afuye
Rt. Hon Funminiyi Afuye, Speaker, Ekiti state House of Assembly, is dead.
He died on Wednesday evening at age 66.
His death was confirmed in a statement by the Chief press Secretary to Ekiti State Governor, Yinka Oyebode on Wednesday.
Oyebode said Afuye died at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado- Ekiti, where he was receiving treatment after suffering a cardiac arrest.
The late Afuye 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.