Tuesday, August 2o, 2024 - The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ogun State, Niyi Ijalaye, reportedly slumped and died after a meeting at the headquarters in Abuja.
Although, the news of his death has not been
announced by the commission or his family, a source within the commission
confirmed to TVC News that Ijalaye slumped and died on Monday evening August
19, shortly after attending a crucial meeting in Abuja.
He added that the resident electoral
commissioner had returned to his hotel room, when the tragic incident occurred.
The meeting, presided over by the INEC
Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, centered on the upcoming off-cycle governorship
elections in Edo and Ondo States, as well as discussions on seven vacant
positions in the National and State Assemblies.
Niyi Ijalaye, an Indigene of Ondo
State was said to have participated actively during the meeting and was in good
spirit before the death later in the evening.
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