As reported by NAIJ.COM
Several government sources in Ekiti State have confirmed that Deputy Governor Funmilayo Olayinka is seriously sick.
Two of the sources revealed that Mrs. Olayinka has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
The
deputy governor’s prolonged absence from public events had fueled
rumors that she had passed away. However, when a correspondent of
SaharaReporters sent a text to Governor Fayemi of Ekiti four days ago
inquiring about speculations of his deputy’s death, the governor wrote
back denying the rumors. In his text, Mr. Fayemi stated that Mrs.
Olayinka was alive.
Even so, Mr. Fayemi failed to respond to follow-up texts asking about the deputy governor’s whereabouts and health condition.
In
interviews with several government sources, SaharaReporters learned
that Mrs. Olayinka had been unable to perform official public functions
due to her serious ailment. “Her Excellency, the deputy governor, is
suffering from cancer,” said one of our sources. He added, “We’re all
praying God to heal her and make it possible for her to return fully to
serving the state.”
Our sources disclosed that Mrs. Olayinka was
receiving treatment at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos. However, they
stated that they could not reveal the stage of her cancer.
One
source disclosed that the governor had warned top government officials
not to discuss the deputy governor’s health crisis. “The governor is in
touch with her and with members of her family and is offering every
possible form of assistance in addressing her cancer,” the source
stated.
The government officials we spoke to were cagey about the
deputy governor’s location. One of them said the ailing deputy governor
“is very much in Nigeria,” even though he would not disclose whether
she was within the state or outside. A different source also stated that
the deputy governor had been discharged from St. Nicholas hospital and
is currently recuperating at her Lagos home with her family.
A
chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party told SaharaReporters that he
sympathized with the sick deputy governor, but he criticized the Fayemi
administration for concealing information about her condition from the
people of the state. “Governor Fayemi and his group raised their voices
in protest when [former President] Yar’Adua was flown to Saudi Arabia
for treatment without Nigerians receiving information or updates about
his condition. Today, the same Fayemi is behaving like the cabal that
surrounded Yar’Adua,” said the source. He added, “Mrs. Olayinka is a
public official.
If she is too sick to attend to her official duties, then the good people of Ekiti State deserve to be told.”
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