Prominent House of Rep Candidate Dies After Attending Function In His Hometown
- The Accord Party's house of representatives candidate for the Atisbo/Saki East/Saki West federal constituency, Jacob Ogunmola, is dead
- The politician reportedly died after attending a function in Saki, where he earlier apologised for coming late for the function
- Ogunmola complained of being unwell after the function, and his team decided to move him to his base in Lagos before his death
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Saki, Oyo - Jacob Funmi Ogunmola, the Accord Party's house of representatives candidate for the Atisbo/Saki East/Saki West federal constituency, is dead.
According to sources, Ogunmola, the former chairman of the Atisbo local government in Oyo state, gave up the ghost after attending a function in Saki, The Nation reported.
Source: Facebook
It was learnt that the politician died when he was being moved from Saki to his base in Lagos.
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Another source disclosed that the politician had just finished a programme in Saki when he complained of being unwell. The source added that the complaint prompted the move to take him to Lagos.
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In a post on his campaign Facebook page, the house of reps aspirant told his host that it was not his habit to be late to events, but he had a crisis.
A few months ago, Ogunmola's successor in the Atisbo local government, Wasiu Owolabi, died in an auto accident.
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Source: Legit.ng
