Ondo Assembly speaker is dead

The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Adesina Samuel Ajayi, is dead.
Ajayi died in the early hours of Tuesday following a prolonged illness.
The ailment was on Tuesday identified by the state government as cancer.
Ajayi was elected to represent Odigbo Constitutency 11 in the House of Assembly.
A statement on Tuesday by the Ondo State Government confirmed the development.
It reads in full: “The Ondo state Government has announced the death of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon.Adesina Samuel Ajayi, representing Odigbo Constituency 11.
“The Late speaker during his life time was a bridge builder, a man of integrity and a reliable team player who placed the interest of the state above personal consideration.
“The untimely death of the Speaker occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, 25th February, 2014 during a protracted battle with the Cancer of the Urinary bladder.
“The Ondo state government received the news with rude shock and disbelief and commiserates with the family of the late Speaker, the state legislature as well as the entire people of the state on this irreparable loss.
“It is our prayers that God will grant everyone of us the fortitude to bear this loss.”
The statement was signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Aderotimi Adelola.