Afenifere leader Pa Ayo Fasanmi is dead
A former senator and leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Ayo Fasanmi, is dead.
Pa Fasanmi, 94, died on Wednesday night in Osogbo, Osun State, after a brief illness.
Fasanmi’s son Folabi confirmed the passing on of his father in a statement said, “With 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.”
Until his death, Pa Fasanmi was a leader of the Yoruba Socio-Cultural Group, Egbe Afenifere and a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC.