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Immediate Past Deputy Governor Of Ekiti Dead

The immediate past deputy governor of Ekiti state, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi is dead.

It was learnt that Egbeyemi passed away at the early hours of Saturday at a popular Multisystem Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital at 79.

Egbeyemi, a native of Ado-Ekiti, was born on 8th of May 1944, was a lawyer and also notable politician.

He served as Chairman, Ado Ekiti Local Government Area, between 1992-93 and later was Deputy to Governor to Kayode Fayemi, from 2018 to 2022.

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The news of his sudden demise was still under wraps as at time of this report but a close ally who worked with him as one of his principal officers when he was the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, disclosed that he died at a private hospital in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday morning.

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Alex Enemanna

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