Nigeria, July 22 -- The Senate on Wednesday sympathised with the family of former Senator Anthony Adeniyi, who represented Ekiti South Senatorial District between 2011 and 2015.

Mr Adeniyi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), died on 24 June at the age of 75.

Until his death, he was the Ekiti State chairman of the South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA), the political movement that mobilised support for the emergence of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2023 general election.

President Tinubu, through his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had earlier condoled with the family of the deceased. Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, also mourned the former senator.

The Senate considered a motion on Mr Adeniyi's d...