Afuye, others pay condolence visit to late Ekiti ex-Deputy Gov’s family

The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Monisade Afuye, yesterday led a delegation, comprising the heads of agencies under her office to sympathise with the family of her immediate predecessor, Bisi Egbeyemi.

Egbeyemi, a renowned politician of Ado- Ekiti extraction, died on Friday, at the age of 79.

The deceased was the Deputy Governor to the immediate Past Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi between October 16, 2018, and October 16, 2022.

Those on the Deputy Governor’s entourage were, the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Governor, Mr. Abayomi Opeyemi, the Executive Secretary, Bureau of Chieftaincy Affairs, Gboyega Morakinyo, and the Executive Secretary, Ekiti State Christians’ Welfare Pilgrimage Board, Malomo Agbaje.

Afuye, in a statement by her Media Aide, Victor Ogunje, said the vacuum left by Egbeyemi as a political leader, elder statesman, community leader and father would be difficult to fill.