The Mother of ex-Senator representing Ekiti North Senatorial District, Sen. Ayo Arise, has passed on.

In a release signed by Senator Arise on behalf of the family in Oye Ekiti on Thursday, said madam Felicia Aduke Arise died on Wednesday, July 10 after a brief illness, at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti(FETHI), where she was hospitalized for an undisclosed ailment.

Late madam Arise was born in 1933, aged 86.

The ex- federal lawmaker added that burial arrangements will be communicated to the public later.

He described her mother as a dependable community leader and devoted Christian during her lifetime. The APC chieftain said the family shall sorely miss her passion for community service and culture of brotherhood which she held dearly while alive.