A member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Ademola Olusegun Popoola, popularly known as Popson, is dead.

According reports, the lawmaker who was representing Ibadan South-East Constituency II at the Oyo State House of Assembly died in the early hours of Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

He reportedly died at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan.

Popoola was elected in 2019 to represent the area on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

It was gathered that the lawmaker died after suffering from a kidney-related disease.

A family source who confirmed the incident said he was billed to be flown abroad for surgery before eventually gave up the ghost.

He died at the age of 46.

Popoola was also the Chairman, House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters.