Ogun INEC REC Olaniyi Ijalaye slumps, dies in Abuja
Ijalaye reportedly died in Abuja on Monday evening after attending a meeting convened by the commission at its headquarters.
Olaniyi Ijalaye, the Ogun state resident electoral commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is dead.
Ijalaye reportedly died in Abuja on Monday evening after attending a meeting convened by the commission at its headquarters.
The cause of the death was not immediately known.
The late REC was said to have returned to his hotel room after the meeting before the incident happened.
The late Ijalaye was posted to Ogun in March 2022 after the transfer of Olusegun Agbaje, his predecessor, to Lagos state.
Meanwhile, Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun, has commiserated with the family of the late Ijalaye.
In a statement signed by Lekan Adeniran, his chief press secretary (CPS), Abiodun also sympathised with INEC for the loss, saying the REC’s death came to him as a rude shock.
Abiodun described the late Ijalaye as an honest, committed, and cerebral public servant with a high level of humility and patriotism, as well as an exemplary, uncompromising nature.
“I sympathize with the entire Ijalaye dynasty, the people, and the government of Ondo State on the passing of their great and illustrious son,” the statement reads.
“Indeed, Barrister Ijalaye was an exemplary figure of diligence, commitment, and honesty in public service.
“While his death came as a rude shock to us in Ogun State, we take solace in the fact that he lived a fulfilled life of integrity and indelible impact; may God rest his soul and protect the family he left behind.”
