Ekiti State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, is reportedly dead.
Sources said he died on Wednesday evening at an undisclosed hospital, where he was rushed to, following a brief illness.
Afuye, a lawyer, who represents Ikere Constituency 1 at the Assembly, died at the age of 66.
A member of the House, who confirmed his death on the telephone, said he was rushed to the hospital, on Wednesday, after developing an illness.
The lawmaker, who said that the Speaker’s death was shocking, said that he rushed to the hospital upon getting the news, but met people weeping and had to turn back.
Afuye was at the Thanksgiving Service of the new governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday and later chaired the plenary session of the Assembly in the afternoon.