A former National Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa, has died at the age of 89, Nigerian Tribune reports.

An indigene of Erin Ijesa in Osun State, Akinfenwa, died in his Ibadan home, Oyo State, on Thursday.

Confirming his death, a former chairman of AD in Osun State, Hon Olapade Fakunle, said the former AD national leader enjoyed good health till his demise.

According to him,

“Senator Akinfenwa left his Osun home on Monday, but only complained of having malaria symptoms on his way, and as he arrived in Ibadan, he went to his doctor, who asked him to rest after medication.

“To us, his complaint wasn’t seen as anything serious as he was not used to falling sick, once he treats malaria, he gets back on his feet.

“But, sadly, while he was observing his bed rest at home, and we expected him to be back, he died in his home, on Thursday.”

Akinfenwa was elected Senator for Osun East Senatorial District under the platform of AD in 1999.

Following the factional crisis that hit the AD in 2003, outgoing national chairman of the party, Alhaji Ahmed Abdulkadir, wrote to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) naming Akinfenwa as the new national chairman.

The party had split into two rival factions, with the other led by Chief Bisi Akande.