governor of the former Western Region,
Adekunle Fajuyi, is dead.
The 85-year-old died in her sleep at about 6.45
a.m. on Friday at the family house in Okesa area
of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Her death came 47 years
after that of her husband, who was killed during
a military coup in 1966.
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The deceased's first and only surviving son,
Donald Olufemi, said his late mother would have
turned 85 on July 27.
Sympathizers, including the Ekiti State Deputy
Governor, Modupe Adelabu, and the wife of the
governor, Bisi Fayemi, thronged the family
home of the deceased to sympathise with them.
The Deputy Governor and Mrs. Fayemi
described the late Mrs. Fajuyi as a rare mother
and prayed that God gives the family the
fortitude to bear the loss.
The deceased's son, while briefing journalists,
thanked former Lagos State Governor, Bola
Tinubu, for his support to the family, especially
for rebuilding the old family house in 2009. He
equally thanked the Ekiti State Governor, Kayode
Fayemi, as well as the Senator representing Ekiti
Central, Femi Ojudu, and others for helping the
family in various ways. He said the deceased
would be missed by the family.
"We had planned to celebrate her 85th birthday
with a three-day event from July 27 to 29. This
would have given us the opportunity of marking
the 47th anniversary of her husband's death
which is on July 29. We had planned to hold a
rally, dinner night and award ceremony and we
have paid for the venue. All these will now be
put on hold. She showed no sign of sickness
except for the normal complaints by old people,"
he said.
One of the deceased's grandchildren,
Oluwapelumi, added that the Mrs. Fajuyi did not
show signs of illness before her death.
"There was no premonition that she would die.
Only yesterday (Thursday), she played with her
grandchildren and started mentioning their
names one after the other till about 10 p.m.
when she was advised to go and sleep and rest.
"Usually, I would go and wake her and ask what
she would take for breakfast but this morning,
when I got to her room, there was no life in her
though her body was warm and I had to call
other senior members of the family," she said.
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