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Ogun REC Niyi Ijalaye Dies After INEC Meeting
Niyi Ijalaye, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ogun State with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has passed away. Ijalaye collapsed and died on Monday evening following a meeting of RECs held at INEC’s headquarters in Abuja.
According to an anonymous source within Ogun INEC, Ijalaye, who hailed from Ondo State, had returned to his hotel room after the meeting when the tragic incident occurred.
He had been actively engaged in the meeting, dressed in a blue-striped kaftan and a red cap, which was chaired by INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu.
The meeting addressed important topics including the upcoming off-cycle governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states and the seven vacant positions in both the National and State Assemblies.
Niyi Ijalaye was appointed as the REC for Ogun State in March 2022, following the transfer of his predecessor, Olusegun Agbaje, to Lagos State. As of now, INEC has not yet released an official statement confirming Ijalaye’s death.
It has been reported that Bola Ahmed Tinubu was absent at the commissioning of the Opebi-Mende Link Bridge, which took place on April 8, 2026.
However, Senate President Godswill Akpabio represented the President and carried out the ceremony.
As he commissioned the project, he stated “On behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I commission these projects.”
Residents of Lagos should prepare for traffic disruptions as several roads will be closed due to the visit of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is set to commission infrastructural projects.
The commissioning will take place on April 8 and 9, 2026.
Affected areas on Wednesday (April 8):
Opebi, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Ojota, and Victoria Island.
Affected areas on Thursday (April 9):
Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, and Ajegunle.
Motorists are advised to plan alternative routes and expect heavy traffic during these periods.
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It can be noted that he even did a countdown on Saturday “48 hours before all Hell will rain down on them,” he warned Saturday. “Time is running out.”
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