Adewunmi Onanuga, the deputy chief whip of the house of representatives, is dead.
Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the lower legislative chamber, announced Onanuga’s passing in a statement on Wednesday night.
Onanuga, who represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency in Ogun state, died on Wednesday after a brief illness.
“It is with profound sorrow that the House of Representatives announces the passing of Rt. Hon. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga,” the statement reads.
She was born on December 2, 1965.
Onanuga was first elected to the house in 2019 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).