The Former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, has died.
Egbeyemi Died in the Early hours of Saturday morning at a popular Multisystem Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital at 79.
Egbeyemi who was born on the 8th of May 1944 was a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He was the immediate past Deputy Governor of Ekiti State from 2018 to 2022 under the administration of Gov. Kayode Fayemi.
Although the news of his sudden demise has not been confirmed by the appropriate authorities, a closed Ally who worked with him as one of his principal officers when he was the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, who spoke on condition of anonymity explained that the former Deputy Governor died at a private hospital in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday morning.
Bisi Egbeyemi attended St. Saviour’s Primary School, Ado-Ekiti and Holy Trinity Anglican School Ilawe-Ekiti 1958 and Baptist School, Ado-Ekiti 1959. He later attended Harding Memorial Secondary Modern School where he obtained his Modern School Certificate in 1962.
He studied privately while a laboratory assistant at Ekiti Parapo College, Ido-Ekiti, in 1965, and when he was a bursar at Notre Dame Grammar School Usi-Ekiti from 1969 to 1972 during which he passed his West Africa School Certificate Examination as a private student and both G.C.E. ‘O’Level and Advanced Level Examinations.
He later attended the University of Lagos College of Education where he read Biology and Physical Education and passed with Distinction in Physical Education.
He read law at the University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University) from 1977 to 1980 and was at the Nigerian Law School Victoria Island, Lagos between 1980 and 1981 where he obtained his Barrister at Law Certificate and was called to the Bar in 1981 as a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Early in his career as a leader, Bisi Egbeyemi was President of the Law Students Association, University of Ife in the 1978-1979 session, He was appointed the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in Ekiti State (2002-2003.
He was the Director of Owena Motels in Ondo State and the Director of Odua Investment Company Limited between 2010 and 2014. He contested alongside Governor Kayode Fayemi in the Ekiti Governor election in 2017 under the All Progressive Congress and they won the election.
The decision of Kayode Fayemi to name him as his Deputy was met with criticism as many thought he lobbied for it, He, however, stated that his party chose him because they feel if His name is mentioned in Ado Ekiti and Ekiti as a whole that people will support him.
On July 17, 2020, he debunked an impeachment rumour after some news agency reported that he was going to be impeached by the Governor. He described the rumour as tissues of lies and wicked falsehood against innocent people.
Credit: African News Hub
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