By Tunde Olorungbotemi

A traditional ruler in Ogun State, the Alakija of Ikija, Oke Ona Egba, Oba Shamusideen Ayorinde has died.

A palace source disclosed that the monarch, the first monarch to be crowned as Alakija of Ikija, Oke Ona Egba, died at the age of 88.

They disclosed that the late Egba monarch died in the early hours of Saturday in Abeokuta after a brief illness.

Oba Ayorinde was, until his death, one the traditional rulers who was a peace-loving and community-driven monarch in Egbaland and Ogun State as a whole.

Also, a foremost socialite and industrialist, an alumnus of Lisabi grammar school, Abeokuta.

He is survived by wives, many children and grandchildren.

His brother, Engineer (Chief) Seni Ayorinde, and daughter, Chief Bola Ayorinde, who is also the Otun Lika of Egbaland, confirmed the death.

According to the family, burial rites of the late traditional ruler will be conducted by the Egba Muslim Organisation on Sunday, July 5th, 2020.


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