A former senator and leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Ayo Fasanmi, is dead.
Mr Fasanmi was ninety-four and died Wednesday night in Osogbo, Osun State, after a brief illness.
Senator Fasanmi’s son Afolabi confirmed his father’s death in a statement. The statement read: “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.”