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Ex Health Minister, Funke, Dies At 54

Olufunke adedoyin | Photo credit: Pulse.ng

A minister of State for Health under Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration and the Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Army, Funke Adedoyin, is dead.

She died today, Friday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, at the age of 54 from what was said to be cancer complications which she has been battling with since 2016.

She was said to have been cured of the disease but suffered a relapse three months ago which led to her travelling to the United States.

Funke, who until her death today, was a member of the House of Representatives, representing Irepodun/Oke-Ero/Isin/Ekiti Federal Constitiency of Kwara state, was reported to have just returned to Nigeria and was recuperating in Abuja.

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