A second republic senator and veteran politician from Ilawe Ekiti, Bode Olowoporoku has passes on.
It was gathered from one of the family members that the renowned political died on Wednesday night after battling with undisclosed ailment associated with old age.
He was one of the contestants for the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti State.
Senator Olowoporoku was born on September 29, 1945.
Between 1979-81; he served as a Federal Minister of State for Science and Technology.