Adeleke mourns as monarch dies
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has mourned the passing of the Oludo Alayemore of Ido-Osun, Oba Aderemi Adedapo.
There were concerns over the health of the monarch on Saturday, as insinuations were rife that he passed on after failing to recover from an undisclosed illness.
But all the sources close to the palace refused to comment, insisting that announcing such a development has a protocol it must follow.
Formally announcing the passing in a release signed by Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the Osun State Governor on Sunday, Adeleke described Oba Adedapo’s death as ‘touching and painful.’
Adeleke commiserated with the traditional council, the people of Ido-Osun and the immediate family of Oba Adedapo, who he noted was a dedicated advocate for peace and progress of his domain.
The release read partly, “My condolences to the people of Ido-Osun in Egbedore Local Government on the loss of its traditional ruler, Oba Aderemi Adeen Adedapo, Sapoyoro I. Oba Adedapo was a highly dedicated monarch, who made the progress of subjects and Ido-Osun the core objective while he was alive.”
According to the governor, the deceased monarch had exceptional professional background in the legal and architectural field, noting that Oba Adedapo brought his knowledge to bear in advancing the interest of his people while alive.
“His demise is a huge loss and I join the people of Ido-Osun in honouring a life full of impacts that defines Oba Adedapo,” he noted, adding that “As much as we grieve his passage, may I enjoin everyone to honour his memory by sustaining his legacy of good deeds and genuine pursuit for the good of the society.
“May God Almighty be pleased with his soul and grant him eternal rest and it is my fervent hope that everyone touched by Oba Adedapo’s demise find comfort in the fact of a life of many impact that he lived,” Adeleke further said.
Oba Adedapo, a close ally of the immediate past Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, in his life time served as the Secretary General, Council of Yoruba Obas.
