Former Governor of Oyo State, Christopher Alao-Akala has mourned the demise of Soun of Ogbomoso.
Gatekeepers News reports that the former Governor of Oyo State, South West Nigeria, Christopher Alao-Akala has mourned the late Soun of Ogbomoso, Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade III, describing the death of the monarch as a personal loss.
Alao-Akala, In a statement he personally signed said that the late traditional ruler was an all-round figure in his life, adding he was a father, mentor and teacher.
The statement read in part, “The sudden demise of my father and traditional ruler of my hometown, Ogbomoso is a personal loss to me.
“As the Bobagunwa of Ogbomosoland, a honourary title Chief to Kabiyesi, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade III, I became a member of the inner recces of the palace.
“And I saw first hand, a just and fair King who led Ogbomosoland with the fear of God. Kabiyesi never ruled over Ogbomoso, he led us into global fame and recognition.
“He was a man who held on the noble virtues of culture and tradition till he breathed his last.”
Alao-Akala added that Oyewunmi would be sorely missed as a great man of exemplary character, a witty and never compromising King.
