Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State was thrown into mourning on Sunday, following the death of a senior official of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) Mr. Tope Osatoyinbo.

Osatoyinbo, a former Senior Special Assistant on Mobilisation to Kayode Fayemi during his first tenure between 2010 and 2014, was said to have suddenly died of cardiac arrest.

He later returned to NOA as a career officer after Fayemi lost the2014 governorship election to Mr. Ayodele Fayose.

Osatoyinbo was said to have suffered attack at her residence at Omisanjana around 9pm on Friday and was rushed to Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital(EKSUTH) for medicare.

According to one of his political associates, the Ado Ekiti born NOA boss was aged 56 and was said to have lost his wife barely six months ago.

The State Director of NOA, Mr. Dayo Famosaya , who spoke with journalists in Ado Ekiti on Saturday, revealed that the deceased was at his duty post at his office located within the premises of Fayose estate along Ado-Afao road on Friday and exhibited no sign that he was ill.

Famosaya said: “He was at the office yesterday(Friday), because he was the next officer to me. He worked till around 4pm before we parted ways.

“Though before the close of work, he told me around 3.30pm that he wanted to attend the wedding ceremony of the daughter of  the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyeye , which he did.

” Tope told me he would be attending the ceremony in company of few friends  and he actually attended the function which took place at the palace.

“I called him around 9pm after he returned home and we discussed some issues . It saddened me to hear this morning that he was rushed to the Ekitu State University Teaching hospital last night after  he suffered certain sudden ailment and died in the hospital”.

Famosaya described the death as shocking and devastating in view of the quality services the former NOA’s boss had put into building his career in the federal government agency.

Osatoyinbo’s body has been deposited at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) morgue in Ado Ekiti metropolis.