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Olowu, Obasanjo’s homestead monarch, joins ancestors

The Ogun State Government on Tuesday announced the passage of the Olowu of Owu kingdom in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu, Amororo II.

The passage of the first class traditional ruler was announced by the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Afolabi Afuwape, who disclosed that Oba Dosunmu joined his ancestors on Sunday during a brief illness.

The late Oba Dosunmu was the monarch of the homestead of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Owu, Abeokuta.

He ascended the throne in 2005 as the 13th Olowu after Oba Adewale Adisa Odeleye, Lagbedu 1, joined his ancestors in 2003.

Oba Dosunmu once worked as a broadcaster at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation where he rose to the position of Head of Drama Department.

He was the producer of a popular Nigerian TV soap “the Village Headmaster” which holds the record of being the longest running popular television series for over 20 years.

Afuwape expressed his condolences to the Chiefs and people of Owu over the demise of the monarch.

Meanwhile, Governor Dapo Abiodun has expressed shock at the transition of Oba Dosunmu.

In a condolence message issued on his behalf on Tuesday night by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the governor described the late Olowu as “a quintessential monarch, a man of peace and a passionate supporter of development.”

While condoling with the monarch’s immediate family and the people of Owu, the governor said they should take solace in the lasting impact he had on his domain.

He prayed that “God Almighty grants Kabiyesi’s soul eternal repose and the people he left behind the fortitude to bear this loss.”

 

Seun Akinwunmi

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