Younger brother to late Attorney General of the
Federation, Chief Bola Ige, Mr. Dele Ige, has been confirmed dead.Late Ige, a
lawyer and contractor, passed away on Saturday morning in the Ibadan residence
of his nephew, Akin Ige, who was said to be celebrating his 60th birth
anniversary.The deceased, born September 6, 1930 and a graduate of Igbobi
College Lagos, was said to have slumped and died shortly before delivering his
speech on the occasion. He was reportedly rushed to an undisclosed hospital at
Ring Road, Ibadan, where he was confirmed dead.He was the chairman and
proprietor, Tilbury Construction Company.When contacted on the telephone, his
cousin, Mr. Muyiwa Ige, who is Commissioner for Lands, Physical and Urban
Planning in Osun State, confirmed the incident.The young Ige said, “I can
confirm that he is dead. But that is all that I can tell you for now. I heard
that he slumped and died while trying to deliver a birthday speech. I am on my
way to Ibadan. I can’t say much about his death until I get to his residence.“But
I can say that his death marked the end of a lineage of the Ige family because
he was the last man.”Meanwhile, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has
described the death of the late Ige as devastating.The governor, in a statement
issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, said, “It is with
rude shock that I received the death of Chief Dele Ige, the brother to our
revered uncle, the late Chief Bola Ige. He was a highly principled person who
held tightly to his belief.“It is on records that although he didn’t share the
same political ideology with his late brother, he, however, shared some of his
ideals which bound them together as biological brothers and members of the same
family. He will be sorely missed.”..CKNYounger brother to late Attorney General of the
Federation, Chief Bola Ige, Mr. Dele Ige, has been confirmed dead.Late Ige, a
lawyer and contractor, passed away on Saturday morning in the Ibadan residence
of his nephew, Akin Ige, who was said to be celebrating his 60th birth
anniversary.The deceased, born September 6, 1930 and a graduate of Igbobi
College Lagos, was said to have slumped and died shortly before delivering his
speech on the occasion. He was reportedly rushed to an undisclosed hospital at
Ring Road, Ibadan, where he was confirmed dead.He was the chairman and
proprietor, Tilbury Construction Company.When contacted on the telephone, his
cousin, Mr. Muyiwa Ige, who is Commissioner for Lands, Physical and Urban
Planning in Osun State, confirmed the incident.The young Ige said, “I can
confirm that he is dead. But that is all that I can tell you for now. I heard
that he slumped and died while trying to deliver a birthday speech. I am on my
way to Ibadan. I can’t say much about his death until I get to his residence.“But
I can say that his death marked the end of a lineage of the Ige family because
he was the last man.”Meanwhile, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has
described the death of the late Ige as devastating.The governor, in a statement
issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, said, “It is with
rude shock that I received the death of Chief Dele Ige, the brother to our
revered uncle, the late Chief Bola Ige. He was a highly principled person who
held tightly to his belief.“It is on records that although he didn’t share the
same political ideology with his late brother, he, however, shared some of his
ideals which bound them together as biological brothers and members of the same
family. He will be sorely missed.”..CKN