Tragedy struck on Monday, August 19, when an Independent National Electoral Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ogun State slumped and died after a meeting in Abuja.
Niyi Ijalaye was said to have slumped after the meeting which took place at the headquarters of INEC in Abuja.
While the commission is yet to announce the incident a source within the commission confirmed to TVC News that Ijalaye slumped and died on Monday evening, shortly after attending a crucial meeting in Abuja.
According to the source, Ijalaye had already returned to his hotel room immediately after the meeting when the incident happened.
It was also gathered that the meeting in Abuja was presided over by the chairman of the electoral commission, Mahmood Yakubu.
The meeting was centered on the upcoming off-cycle governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States, as well as discussions on seven vacant positions in the National and State Assemblies.
Ijalaye, an Indigene of Ondo State was said to have participated actively during the meeting and was in good spirit before the death later in the evening.
Efforts to reach his Principal Administrative Officer and other top officers of the commission in the state were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.
