Late Ekiti deputy governor’s vault to become Heroes Park

The vault where the late Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Funmilayo Olayinka, is to be buried will become a Heroes Park.
It was made known that on Saturday that Olayinka is to be buried at the vault located between the Governor’s Office and Adekunle Fajuyi Park in the state capital, Ado Ekiti.
Work on the vault has already commenced, it was learnt.
A source in the office of Governor Kayode Fayemi told The Press that the intention of the state government is to convert the vault area to a park where the state’s heroes will be buried from now on and turn it into a tourist centre.
The source said that the idea was conceived because of the crucial role Olayinka played in the affairs of the state.
The initial plan was not to bury Olayinka in Ado Ekiti.
But owing to the need to immortalise her, the family was convinced to allow her to be buried in the state capital.
The week-long programme for the burial will commence on Monday in Lagos State.
There will be programmes on Monday and Tuesday in Lagos, with the burial shifting to Ekiti State from Wednesday to Friday.
Olayinka is scheduled to be buried on Friday.
She died of complication from breast cancer.