Governor of Niger State and Chairman of the North Central Governors Forum (NCGF), Abubakar Sani Bello, has expressed his condolences to the Government of Oyo State and the entire Yoruba race over the death of their foremost traditional ruler, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III.
In a condolence message, the NCGF Chairman described the death of the legendary Yoruba monarch as “heartbreaking”, given his immense contributions to not only the Yoruba land, but the nation in general.
He stated that the late monarch who rulled for 52 years which is the longest reign ever in Yoruba land, diligently led the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs by providing purposeful leadership geared towards advancing the people.
The NCGF Chairman expressed concern at the Monarch’s death, noting that the people had just lost two traditional rulers, the Olubadan Saliu Adetunji and the Soun of Ogbomosho, Jimoh Oyewumi.
Governor Sani Bello said “a vacuum has certainly been created in the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs which will take God to fill it up.”
The NCGF Chairman, on the other hand, stated that death is an end to all mortals and a transition to the life hereafter, asking the government of Oyo and the entire Yoruba people to view the monarch’s death as an act of God and be comforted by the fact that he lived a successful and example life.
He also prayed for the repose of the soul of the traditional ruler and for God to grant the immediate and extended family members, Oyo State Government and the entire people of Yoruba race the fortitude to bear the loss as well as provide them with someone that will fill the vacuum that has been created by the demise of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.
“I see this as sorrowful and a trying moment for the people of Oyo State in particular and Yoruba race at large. They lost two traditional rulers not really upto five months and now a top monarch.
“However, we cannot question God but to rather accept it as a necessary end to all the living. The only thing we can do now is to continue to pray for the repose of the soul of the deceased and for God to comfort and preserve all that he left behind.
“I sincerely sympathize with my colleague, Seyi Makinde and the entire people of the state and my prayers are with them”, he added.
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