The leader if Afenifere group, Pa Ayo Fasanmi has passed away at the age of 94.
- Leader of Afenifere, Pa Fasanmi
The Afenifere leader died in Osogbo in the late hours of Wednesday, July 29, 2020 after a brief illness.
His death was confirmed in a statement signed by one of his children, Folabi Fasanmi, in Osogbo on July 30
The statement read:
“With great gratitude to the Almighty God for a life well spent, we wish to announce the demise of our father, Senator AYO FASANMI at the ripe age of 94 years.
“The Second Republic Senator, who until his death was a leader of the Yoruba Socio Cultural Group, Egbe Afenifere (ILOSIWAJU YORUBA) and a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), passed on peacefully in Osogbo on Wednesday night.
“The burial arrangement will be announced by his immediate family in conjunction with his political associates and the South West Governors.
“He was born 27th September, 1925.”
