I admired Alaafin Adeyemi’s royal splendour, says Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the death of the late Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III as a great loss to Nigeria and Afrrica.

Atiku in a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, said he admired the late monarch’s royal splendour.

He said that the late Oba Adeyemi was a worthy ambassador of Yoruba culture and royal elegance.

According to him, his last encounter with Oba Adeyemi was in Ibadan during the coronation of Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun.

“I admired the royal splendour of Oba Adeyemi and the fact that he remains the longest serving Alaafin means that Oyo and indeed Nigerians will not forget his reign,” the Waziri of Adamawa said.

Atiku noted that he was deeply touched by the news of Oba Adeyemi’s demise, and sends his condolences to the immediate family, Governor Seyi Makinde and the people and government of Oyo State.

He prays to Allah to grant the soul of the late king a gentle repose and to give his immediate family and the people of Oyo Kingdom the fortitude to bear the loss of a great monarch.