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House of Representatives: Ondo lawmaker Adedayo Omolafe dead

A member of the House of Representatives, Adedayo Omolafe, the lawmaker representing Akure South and North constituency, has died.

• August 16, 2021

A member of the House of Representatives, Adedayo Omolafe, the lawmaker representing Akure South and North constituency, has died.

He died at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, on Monday morning.

A former local government chairman of Akure South, Mr Omolafe, was rushed to the hospital after being ill.

He died about 2:00 a.m. Monday.

Mr Omolafe was elected into the National Assembly in 2019 to represent Akure South and North federal constituency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.

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