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Reps Deputy Chief Whip, Adewunmi Onanuga, is Dead, Aged 59

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KEY POINTS


  • Hon. Adewunmi Onanuga died on 15, January 2025 as a result of a brief illness.
  • She got to the House in the 2019 elections and was the Deputy Chief Whip of the 10th Assembly.
  • Popularly called “Ijaya”, she was pro-active for her constituents.

In a statement the House of Representatives disclosed the death of Hon. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga who was the Deputy Chief Whip of the House representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State.

She passed on after a brief illness on the 15th of January, 2025.

The legacy of laborate dedication and leadership

Hon. Onanuga was an outstanding public figure and a staunch fighter for the improvement of her constituency, she was born on the 2nd of December, 1965. She assumed duty at the House in 2019 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In her first term, she presided over the parliament’s House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development and also sponsored policies that supported women and changed welfare.

Elected to serve another term in 2023, Onanuga was Deputy Chief Whip of the 10th Assembly and showed huge leadership and discipline.

Affectionately called Ijaya, she was brilliant, hardworking, and always sought perfection as recognized by her peers and constituents.

A statement of condolence

”On behalf of the Government and good people of Ogun State, particularly the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North constituency and the entire membership of the National Assembly, we join family and friends of Mrs. Funmilayo Olatunbosun to commiserate with them on this great loss.”

More details regarding the funeral will be provided by the family of the deceased in due course.

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