Emir Of Ilorin Mourns Olubadan

The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Alh Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has mourned the demise of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin.

Oba Olakulehin died on Monday at the age of 90.

Sulu-Gambari, in a condolence message issued by his spokesman, Dr. Abdulazeez Arowona, described the one-year reign of Oba Olakulehin as peaceful and valuable to the sustenance of the cultural heritage and tradition of the people of Ibadan and Oyo State in general.

The Emir commiserated with the immediate and extended family members of Oba Olakulehin, the Olubadan-in-Council, the Oyo State Traditional Rulers Council, government and the people of Oyo State over the incidence.

He prayed Almighty God to repose the soul of the monarch and give the people of the ancient city of Ibadan the fortitude to bear the great loss.