A former senator from Ilawe Ekiti, Bode Olowoporoku is dead.
A family member of the veteran politician confirmed his demise to newsmen.
He died on Wednesday night after battling with undisclosed ailment associated with old age, the family source said.
The late Olowoporoku who contested for the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti State, was born on September 29, 1945.
Between 1979-81; he served as a Federal Minister of State for Science and Technology.