Ekiti: Abia Speaker Mourns Afuye, Urges To Keep His Legacies Alive
The Speaker of the Abia House of Assembly, Chinedum Enyinnaya on Monday expressed sadness over the death of the Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Oluwafunminiyi Afuye.
Enyinnaya, in a tribute released on Monday, described Afuye’s death as painful, adding that until death, he was a fine patriot who was snatched at the crucial time in the country’s journey towards growth and development.
He described the late Speaker as peaceful and affable personality who contributed in no small measure to the peace and progress of Ekiti State.
The Abia Speaker, while condoling with the family of Late Rt Hon Funminiyi Afuye, noted that his death was huge loss to not only Ekiti State but also the legislature and Nigeria in general.
While praying for the peaceful repose of the soul of the departed, Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji urged the family, people and government of Ekiti State to take solace in God who alone knows why he allowed the death at this time and urged them to keep his legacies alive.
Ekiti Assembly Declares Seven Days Mourning Over Speaker’s Death
Meanwhile, the Ekiti State House of Assembly has decided to pay their respect to the departed Speaker, Funminiyi Afuye, by mourning him for the next seven working days.
Naija News reports that Afuye who represented Ikere constituency 1 of the state died on Wednesday evening around 6 pm at the age of 66 after a brief illness.
Prior to the news of his death, Afuye was part of the dignitaries who on Sunday attended the inauguration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji.
Mourning the late lawmaker, the chairman House Committee on media, Yemisi Ayokunle, in a statement handed to newsmen in Ado Ekiti said the flag in the Assembly complex would be flown at half-mast during the mourning period.
Ayokunle described the late Speaker as an embodiment of courage, and excellence and a highly committed man to public service, adding that the deceased will be greatly missed.
According to the statement, the Speaker died on Wednesday evening during a brief illness at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, at the age of 66.
This article was originally published on Naija News
