Risikat Ajoke Adegeye

Risikat Ajoke Adegeye
Member of the Lagos State House of Assembly
In office
2011–2015
ConstituencyAmuwo-Odofin I
Personal details
Died(2021-09-21)21 September 2021
Nigeria
PartyAction Congress of Nigeria; later All Progressives Congress
SpouseSunday Adeniyi Adegeye (King Sunny Adé)
Children6
OccupationPolitician

Risikat Ajoke Adegeye was a Nigerian politician, who served as a Member in the 6th Assembly of the Lagos State House of Assembly.[1]

Career

Ajoke was an Adegeye was a former chairmanship aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, and a member of the 6th Assembly of the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Amuwo-Odofin at the Lagos State House of Assembly between 2011 and 2015.[1][2][3]

Personal life

She was married to Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, also known as King Sunny Ade, and a mother to George Olawande Adegeye.[4][5]

Death

Risikat died on 21 September 2021, after a brief sickness.[1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Oyeleke, Sodiq (2021-09-21). "UPDATED: Ex-Lagos lawmaker, King Sunny Ade's wife Risikat Adegeye is dead". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  2. ↑ SHITTU, PELUMI (2021-09-21). "King Sunny Ade loses wife hours before 75th birthday". Peoples Gazette. Abuja, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  3. ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2021-09-21). "Former Lagos Lawmaker, King Sunny Ade's Wife, Ajoke Adegeye Dead". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  4. ↑ "King Sunny Ade's wife Ajoke Adegeye is dead - P.M. News". Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  5. ↑ Olaiya, Tope Templer (2023-10-28). "Appeal Court affirms LP's Adegeye election in Amuwo Odofin". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  6. ↑ Ogunyinka, Victor (2021-09-21). "Ex-Lagos Lawmaker, King Sunny Ade's wife, Ajoke Adegeye, is dead". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2026-06-19.