The late
Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, who died on January 19, 2016
at the ripe age of 101 was yesterday interred in his compound at Igbo Elerin,
Ibadan.
The
corpse was taken for interment after a funeral service at the Cathedral of
Saint Peter, Aremo, Ibadan.
It was gathered
that the family of the late king had earlier prepared a graveyard at St Peter,
Aremo but later discovered that the late monarch had included it in his will
that he should be buried in his compound at Igbo Elerin.
So, they
had to cover the grave they had dug after the discovery of the late monarch’s
wish.
The
funeral service at Aremo was attended by several eminent Nigerians.
They
included the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo who represented President
Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Governor of Lagos
State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, Deputy
Governor of Anambra, Mr. Nkem Okeke, former Governors of Oyo State, Otunba
Adebayo Alao-Akala and Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, wife of Oyo
State Governor, Mutiat Ladoja, wife of former Governor Rashidi Ladoja, Minister
of Communication, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, High Chief Lekan Balogun, member of
Olubadan-in-Council, all the children of the monarch led by Prof. Femi Lana,
former Governor of old Oyo State, General David Jemibewon(rtd), former
Inspector General of Police, Musiliu Smith, some traditional chiefs and many
others.
While
speaking about the late monarch, Prof. Osinbajo said, “we must be grateful that
a man of such success and greatness lived among us. It is easy enough to make
mistakes at age 70.
But, if
you lived about 101 years and we can still speak about you in a way that the
Governor did, then truly we ought to bless and praise God that this man lived
amongst us”.
Governor
Abiola Ajimobi who highlighted several achievements of Oba Odulana said he was
highly instrumental to his being chosen as the All Progressives Congress
governorship candidate in 2011.
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