Former electoral commissioner Ayoka Adebayo dies at 88
The former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ekiti State, Chief (Mrs) Olusola Ayoka Adebayo, who conducted Governorship election in the state has been reported dead on Saturday, and was said to be 88 years as at the time of her demise
Penpushing reports that a High Chief in Owu Kingdom of Egbaland, Johnson Fatoki confirmed the death of the former electoral commission boss which occurred in Abeokuta, but as at the time of filing this report details of her death was not made available
‘The Owu Kingdom, Abeokuta lost Chief Mrs. Ayoka Adebayo, the one-time INEC REC at Ekiti State on Saturday, 18th May, 2024. She was aged 88 years. Confirmed by Chief Hon. Johnson Olu Fatoki, Oganla Owu Kingdom’, a statement from Fatoki reads.
Penpushing further reports that the deceased it is recalled Adebayo during the family thanksgiving service put in place to celebrate her 86th birthday anniversary two years ago at her residence in Agbeloba Area of Abeokuta, Ogun State narrated how she escaped death by the whiskers thanking God for bringing her back to life after she slumped.
The late octogenarian Owu Chief recounting her experience then explained that the incident, was the second that year, stressing that it was enough to roll out the drums to appreciate God for His mightiness in her life.
Penpushing also reports narrating her experience to her guests which include former President Olusegun Obasanjo, disclosed that the first incident occurred in February, while the other one, which devastated her happened in August in her church, but came back to life at the hospital where she was rushed to.
The deceased in her earlier encounter with death, emphasized that the survival then brought about the celebration of her 86 birthday as it was not in her character to celebrate birthdays, recalling that when the incident occurred, she could not remember anything until she was resuscitated in the hospital.
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