Funminiyi Afuye Explained

Funminiyi Afuye
Honorific Prefix:Right Honourable
Office:Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly
Term Start:6 June 2019
Term End:19 October 2022
Deputy:Hakeem Jamiu
Successor:Gboyega Aribisogan
Office1:Ekiti State Commissioner of Information
Term Start1:2011
Term End1:2014
Governor1:Kayode Fayemi
Office2:Ekiti State Commissioner of Integration and Intergovernmental Affairs
Term Start2:2011
Term End2:2014
Governor2:Kayode Fayemi
Office3:Member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly
Term Start3:June 2019
Term End3:19 October 2022
Constituency3:Ikere constituency I
Term Start4:June 2007
Term End4:June 2011
Constituency4:Ikere constituency I
Birth Date:11 July 1956
Birth Place:Ikere-Ekiti, Western Region, British Nigeria (now in Ekiti State, Nigeria)
Profession:Lawyer
Nationality:Nigerian

Funminiyi Afuye (11 July 1956 – 19 October 2022) was a Nigerian politician and lawyer.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He was the commissioner of Ekiti State Ministry of Information and a two-time member of the Ekiti State Assembly representing Ikere constituency I.[6] [7]

Political offices

Funminiyi Afuye was a member of the third assembly between 2007 and 2011.[8] From 2011 to 2014, he was a Commissioner for two different ministries; Ekiti State Ministry of Information and Ministry of Integration and Intergovernmental Affairs during the era of Governor Kayode Fayemi.[9] [10] He was re elected in the sixth assembly and he became the speaker of the house on 6 June 2019.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 October 2022 . BREAKING: Ekiti speaker, Afuye, dies at 66 . 19 October 2022 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  2. Web site: Oluwole . Josiah . 19 October 2022 . Ekiti Assembly Speaker, Funminiyi Afuye, is dead . 19 October 2022 . Premium Times Nigeria . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 3 May 2022 . Ekiti Speaker congratulates Muslims on Eid-el-Fitr celebration - Peoples Gazette . 19 October 2022 . en-US.
  4. Web site: David . 29 June 2022 . Ekiti East by-election winner Fatoba sworn in as member of House of Assembly . 19 October 2022 . The Sun Nigeria . en-us.
  5. Web site: Online . Tribune . 19 October 2022 . Ekiti Assembly Speaker, Afuye, dies at 66 . 19 October 2022 . Tribune Online . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Ekiti State House Of Assembly Speaker Is Dead Channels Television . 19 October 2022 . www.channelstv.com.
  7. Web site: Lawal . Nurudeen . 19 October 2022 . Breaking: Tears as Ekiti House of Assembly Speaker Funminiyi Afuye dies . 19 October 2022 . Legit.ng - Nigeria news. . en.
  8. Web site: Ekiti Speaker, Funminiyi Afuye, is Dead – THISDAYLIVE . 19 October 2022 . www.thisdaylive.com . 5 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105080821/https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/10/19/ekiti-speaker-funminiyi-afuye-is-dead/amp/ . deviated .
  9. Web site: BREAKING: Ekiti House Of Assembly Speaker, Afuye, Is Dead Sahara Reporters . 19 October 2022 . saharareporters.com.
  10. Web site: 20 July 2020 . Afuye’s house of banter . 19 October 2022 . The Nation Newspaper . en-US.
  11. Web site: Breaking: Ekiti Speaker Afuye in sudden death - P.M. News . 19 October 2022 . en-US.