Rt. Hon. Oriyomi Adewunmi Onanuga, popularly known as Ijaya, the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, has died in London following a brief illness, Okay.ng reports.
The death of the lawmaker, who represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency, has not yet been officially announced by the National Assembly (NASS) or her family.
Born on December 2, 1965, in Hammersmith, London, Onanuga was a politician and entrepreneur who had served as Deputy Chief Whip since 2023.
In 2019, she contested and won a seat in the House of Representatives under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). She also served as the Chairperson of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development.
