A former senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, Bode Olowoporoku is dead.
The popular politician is reported to have died in his hometown, Ilawe Ekiti after a brief illness.
As a staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olowoporoku represented Ekiti South between 2003 and 2007.
He was Minister of State for Science and Technology between 1979 and 1981.
Reports say late Olowoporoku played an active role in the creation of Ekiti State in 1996.
He also contested the 2018 gubernatorial election in the state.