Bisi Egbeyemi, the former deputy governor of Ekiti, has passed away at the age of 78.

Egbeyemi served as deputy governor to Governor Kayode Fayemi from 2018 to 2022. According to reports, he died on Friday at around 8 pm after a short illness.

The former deputy governor was being treated at a private hospital in Ado-Ekiti at the time of his passing. More information on the circumstances surrounding his death will be provided at a later time.