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Ekiti APC chairman, Omotosho, is dead

The deceased was said to have actively attended political activities on Monday.

• March 6, 2024
late Paul Omotosho
late Paul Omotosho[Credit: Daily Post Nigeria]

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Ekiti State chapter, Paul Omotosho, is dead.

A family member who spoke on condition of anonymity said Omotosho died in the early hours of Wednesday after a brief illness.

The APC Chairman was said to have actively attended political activities on Monday

He reportedly complained of feeling feverish on Tuesday, and was rushed to a government hospital in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, where he later died.

Recall that the late Omotosho was kidnapped in July 2023 and released after five days.

(NAN)

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