The death of the Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, that happened on Wednesady is a rude shock, devastating and a colossal loss to the people of the state.
Mr Kayode Ojo, an All Progressives Congress Governorship (APC) aspirant in the January 2022 governorship primary election in Ekiti State, stated this in a statement by his Media aide, Alhaji Deji Aiyelabowo on Thursday.
He condoled with the Ekiti State Government, its House of Assembly and the entire people of the state on the death of the Speaker.
He described the late Ikere-Ekiti-born lawyer, as an ‘Omoluabi’ (a man of outstanding character),who was humble, gentle and easy going during his lifetime.
He added that the late Afuye was also an astute politician who served Ekiti meritoriously in various positions while alive, thereby, leaving behind a good legacy.
Ojo expressed his condolence to the deceased’s wife, children and the family members, praying that God should comfort them all.
He prayed God to give the family of the deceased the fortitude to bear the loss, and protect the entire family he left behind.
“The death of Hon. Funminiyi Afuye was shocking, he was a one time Commissioner for Information in the state, and a two-time member of the State Assembly.
“Ekitis, Ikere-Ekiti people and particularly his immediate constitiency, the House of Assembly ; will surely miss his political experience and his elderly dispositions to the affairs of his community and the state. May God rest his soul eternally,” Ojo said.
Afuye died on Wednesday evening at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti, where he was receiving treatment after suffering a Cardiac arrest.
The late Speaker, 66, was inaugurated as the Speaker of the sixth Assembly on June 6, 2019.
