The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade has expressed shock over the death of the former governor of Oyo state, Chief Omololu Olunloyo.
The monarch in a statement signed by his Chief of Staff, Rotimi Osuntola stated that even though Olunloyo died at the ripe age of 89, his service as well as his presence is still needed in our society.
The statement read, “As it is customary in Yorubaland and among Yorubas at home and diaspora, no one wants any aged parent to depart into eternity after sojourning on the planet earth, no matter how fruitful, how much accomplishments and how old such a parent might have been at the time of his or her home call. But then, the inevitability of death is non-negotiable.
“Therefore, it is with sadness but also with gratitude to The Almighty God, Elédùmarè, The Giver and Taker of life, that I, His Imperial Majesty, Aláyélúwà Oba Abímbólá Akeem Òwóadé I, The Aláàfin of Òyó, received
the shocking news of the transition to glorious immortality of His Excellency, Dr. Victor Omololu Sowemimo Olunloyo, (Omo Alhaja), a former elected Executive Governor of Òyó State and Academic who specialized and thrived in an academic terrain where majority of us fear to tread: Mathematics.
“We thank Elédùmarè that His Excellency, Dr. Olunloyo came, saw and conquered.
“This should be a huge consolation to The Olunloyos at home and in diaspora simply because he has bequeathed an eternal legacy of nobility to the name Olunloyo.
“Painful as his exit may be, His Excellency, Dr. Olunloyo lived life to its fullest fruitfulness and was a pride to all The Yorubas.
“I, His Imperial Majesty, Aláyélúwà Oba Abímbólá Akeem Òwóadé I, The Aláàfin of Òyó, also commiserates with His Excellency, Engr. Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, FNSE, DSC, GSSRS, The Executive Governor of Òyó State, The State Executive Council, The Legislature, The Judiciary and all citizens and residents of this Pacesetter State, Oyo State, on the eternal departure of His Excellency, Dr. Olunloyo.
“For us in Òyó Kingdom, the reverence and love that Dr. Olunloyo had for the stool of The Aláàfin and Òyó Kingdom shall remain indelible in our hearts.
“An occasion such as this calls for an individual personal introspection on how we are living our lives in the various positions of impact that Elédùmarè has planted us because this is a reminder that ultimately one day Our Maker shall call us back home to render an account of our stewardship on earth.”
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