Oyo Assembly Speaker Dies of Heart Attack

Segun Atanda/

Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Michael Adeyemi, has died of suspected heart attack.

He was aged 47.

NewsmakersNG learnt that he reportedly slumped at his residence this morning.

He was rushed to Jericho Specialist Hospital, in Ibadan, where he was pronounced dead.

A source told NewsmakersNG: “He slumped at the Speaker’s Lodge early this morning and was rushed to the hospital. He died few hours later”.

NewsmakersNG also learnt that his body has been taken to the Anatomy Department of the University of Ibadan.

The late Speaker was born into the Adeyemo family of Alaarun Compound in Lanlate, Ibarapa East Local Government Area of the State. He was the first child of the family.

He attended the IMG (Ibadan Municipal Government), Oke Ado, Ibadan for his primary education and was at Celestial Church High School, also in Oke Ado, for his secondary education.

Adeyemo bagged two University degrees, first at the University of Port Harcourt in Educational Management, graduating in Second Class Upper and at the prestigious University of Ibadan, where he studied Law and graduated in 2004. He practised at the Olujinmi & Akeredolu Law Firm.

He made his foray into politics in 2007 and had been a member of the state assembly from 2011 till his death.

The late Speaker who represented the Ibarapa East State Constituency in the State House of Assembly, was sworn in as Speaker of the State House of Assembly on June 12, 2015

Prior to his position as Speaker, he was Deputy Chief Whip of the House, member of Fund Allocation, Works and Transport, Agriculture, Trade and Investment, Appropriation and Public Finance committees of the 7th House of Assembly.

He was the Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Conference of Speakers and also the Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, among Speakers of the States’ Houses of Assembly.

He was a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the International Bar Association.

He also served in the executive committee of the Ibadan branch of the NBA as an Auditor and Assistant Secretary.

He reportedly presided over the plenary session of the House of Assembly on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 before its adjournment till May 3.

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