Ilorin, Kwara State – Christopher Tunji-Ayeni, former Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State Home of Meeting, died in a tragic automobile accident on Thursday.
The incident was confirmed in an announcement by Mrs Olayinka Basambo, Public Relations Officer of the Federal Street Security Corps (FRSC) in Kwara State.
In line with Basambo, the FRSC obtained a name from bystanders in regards to the accident at roughly 10:10 a.m. FRSC officers reached the scene, situated close to Igbaja Junction on the Ajase-Ilorin freeway, inside quarter-hour.
Basambo reported that the accident concerned a Toyota Hilux pick-up truck with registration quantity ARP 545 KY and a business truck registered as T-17488LA.
The crash, which occurred in Ajase-Ipo within the Irepodun native authorities space, concerned 5 people – three males and two girls.
The victims have been transported to the closest hospital in Ajase-Ipo, the place Tunji-Ayeni succumbed to his accidents throughout remedy.
A revered political chief in Kwara, Tunji-Ayeni was not too long ago the Home of Representatives candidate for the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) within the 2023 election earlier than switching allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Tunji-Ayeni’s demise is a major loss for the political group in Kwara State, with condolences pouring in from leaders throughout celebration strains.
