Just In: Ogun INEC REC, Olaniyi Ijalaye, reportedly slumps, dies in Abuja

  • INEC REC in Ogun state Niyi Ijalaye has reportedly slumped and died shortly after the meeting of the commission in Abuja on Monday evening, August 20
  • Iyalaye died at his hotel in Abuja, where he had lodged to attend the INEC meeting ahead of the off-cycle election in Edo and Ondo
  • Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of INEC, was said to have presided over the meeting ahead of the forthcoming off-cycle election at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja

Ogun INEC REC slumps and dies after Abuja meeting
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