Fasanmi, a Second Republic Senator, died on July 29 at the age of 94.
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Even in his advanced age, Chief Ayo Fasanmi had a mind as sharp as the razor and a photographic memory of past event with undiluted clarity. He was a living library in Nigeria’s political history, wisdom, knowledge and native intelligence.
As part of safety requirements against COVID-19, the Osun State Government on Tuesday officially handed the body of the late Senator Ayorinde Fasanmi to the Ekiti State Government for his interment at Iye Ekiti.
The committee is to work with the family of the late elder statesman and the government of Osun State to ensure a befitting burial for the deceased, who will be buried in Iye Ekiti in Ilejemeje Local Government Area, Ekiti State on August 4, 2020.
Obi prayed finally God to accept their souls in paradise
This was contained in a tribute signed by the Ooni’s Director of Media and Public Affairs, Moses Olafare, in Ile-Ife.
In a condolence message from the office of the Chief Whip, Kalu commiserated with the people and government of Ekiti State, family members, friends and associates of the late senator.
He was aged 94.
Information available to The Eagle Online had it that he died on Wednesday night
The pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to recruit more policemen from the 774 Local Government Areas in order to improve security.
The group made the demand during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has named four newly established secondary schools in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, after four prominent citizens of the state.
The National Leader of Pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, Senator Ayo Fasanmi, and an elder statesman and historian, Prof. Banji Akintoye, have urged Yoruba people to brace up for the presidency in 2023.
Afenifere, a Pan-Yoruba group led by Senator Ayo Fasanmi, has called on Yorubas to vote massively for President Muhammadu Buhari and APC in the forthcoming elections.
He also described the deceased as a virtuous woman who lived a life of integrity, sacrifice, commitment and selfless service to humanity