The Oyo State House of Assembly and the state secretariat were thrown into mourning mood with the news of the death of the Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Michael Adeyemo, Friday morning.
Adeyemo reportedly died on Friday. Details of his death were still scanty as at press time.
Adeyemo, a lawyer, was elected on the platform of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to represent Ibarapa East in the state assembly in 2011. Until then, he was an associate at the law chambers of Olijinmi & Akeredolu & Co., Ring Road, Ibadan.
He was re-elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015 after which he was elected the speaker of the Assembly due to rotational consideration among the five zones in the state. He hails from Lanlate, Ibarapa Zone of Oyo State. Read more