Ekiti: Afuye Disrupts Government Activities; Stops Swearing-in Ceremony, Thanksgiving

By Ayodele Oni

The Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, has disrupted activities for the new Government.

The Speaker passed on a few days after returning from a Parliamentary Conference in the United States of America, and leading his colleagues to the swearing-in ceremony of the new State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji.

Afuye allegedly suffered a cardiac arrest, and passed on at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital where he was rushed to.

A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode stated that “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.”

Sequel to the death of the Speaker, the State Government has postponed the swearing  – in ceremony for the newly appointed Secretary to the State Government, Dr ( Mrs) Habibat Adubiaro and the Attorney -General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Dayo Apata, SAN.

The swearing-in ceremony which was initially scheduled for Thursday, October 20, 2022 will now hold at a new date to be announced later.

Also, as a mark of honour for the departed soul, the Governor’s special thanksgiving service slated for Sunday, October 23rd, has been postponed indefinitely.