The son of Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, the late Alaafin of Oyo, Prince Abdulfatai, popularly called D-Gov, is dead.
Adeyemi died in the early hours of Friday, December 8, a day before his 47th birthday.
He was said to have died of diabetes at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The Oyo prince, said to have been ill for a while, aspired for the Oyo Federal Constituency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 but lost the election to his brother, Akeem Adeyemi, popularly known as Skimeh, who was re-elected for the second term.
Adeyemi was appointed by the state governor, Seyi Makinde, as Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Pension Board in his first term.
A palace source, who preferred anonymity, said he died on Friday after a protracted illness.
He said, “Yes, he died this morning (Friday, December 8). Many people have also called me to confirm his demise. I was also weak when I received the news. Today is his brother, Akeem Adeyemi’s (a House of Representatives member), birthday, a day away from each other.
“I was with him on the day of the empowerment programme of his brother, Akeem, popularly called Skimeh, when he gave N50,000 each to 500 people. We sat down together. He was even the one who delivered the sermon on that day, not knowing that he was saying goodbye to everybody. It’s so painful and sad,” he lamented.
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