BREAKING: Former Ekiti Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi Dies At 79

The immediate past deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Bisi Egbeyemi is dead.

Egbeyemi died in the early hours of today at a private hospital in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.

The former Deputy Governor died at the age of 79.

Egbeyemi, who was born on May 8, 1944, was a lawyer and politician.

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He served as Deputy Governor of Ekiti State under the immediate past Governor Fayemi from 2018 to 2022.

Although, the news of his sudden demise has not been confirmed by the appropriate authorities, but a close ally who worked with him as one of his principal officers when he was the Deputy Governor of the state, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the incidence.