November 01, (THEWILL) – A former Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Christopher Tunji Ayeni, has died on Thursday, October 31, following a fatal road accident near Igbaja Junction, in Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun Local Government Area of the State.
A statement by the Public Relations Officer for the state’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Sector Command, Basambo Olayinka, said Ayeni succumbed to his injuries at a cottage hospital in Ajase-Ipo.
Olayinka said items recovered from the accident scene include two Android phones, now held by the FRSC, and two bags in the custody of the Nigeria Police at the Ajase-Ipo Division.
APC Kwara State Chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, described the news as a “great loss” to Kwara State.
Fagbemi offered heartfelt condolences to Ayeni’s family, the Isapa community, and the APC family, praying for comfort for his loved ones and peaceful repose for Ayeni’s soul.
A civil engineer turned politician, Ayeni was a Commissioner for Agriculture, Senior Special Assistant on Agriculture, Deputy Chief of Staff, Secretary of the APC, and Chairman of the Governing Council at the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa.
Ayeni, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara , had previously contested for a House of Representatives seat in 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before switching to the APC.
Ayeni served as Deputy Speaker in the Kwara fourth Legislative Assembly.
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