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[JUST IN]: Nigerian Lawmaker, Funke Adedoyin Is Dead

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[JUST IN]: Nigerian Lawmaker, Funke Adedoyin Is Dead

Hon. Funke Adedoyin, a member of the House of Representatives, representing Irepodun/Isin Ekiti/Oke Ero constituency of Kwara state, has been reported dead.

The deceased who was a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) died while treating an ailment suspected to be cancer.

A source close to the family said that the 54-year-old had a cancer operation about two years ago, while she had been in and out of the country for medical attention since then.

[JUST IN]: Nigerian Lawmaker, Funke Adedoyin Is Dead

She was appointed Health Minister by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his first term (1999-2003).

Hon. Adedoyin was among the host of lawmakers who joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a mass defection from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) early this year.

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