Deji’s death shocking to the marrows – Mimiko
The Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has described the transition of the Deji of Akure, Oba Adebiyi Adegoke Adesida Afunbiowo 11 on Sunday as shocking to the marrows, lamenting further that “the tiger has fallen into a deep sleep”.
The Governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Eni Akinsola, said the news of the demise of the first class royal father and Chairman of Ondo State Council of Chiefs was shocking to the marrows” not because we do not know of the eventuality of death but that Afunbiowo II was not only vibrant and agile, but also active and had an aura of health and life around him”.
Bemoaning the demise of the Oba, Mimiko said he was at a loss of “what to say about a great royal father, a true leader of our people, a committed backer of the cause of development and a devout servant of God.”
Stressing that the departed Deji emblazoned his name in gold on the history of Akure Kingdom and indeed the State within the short period he reigned on the throne of his fathers,Mimiko added that the people of the kingdom has lost a great father whose love for the kingdom is unparalleled.
“We are yet to come to terms with this sad news. We are still to fathom the gap that the demise would leave in our lives. We wait to take the full weight of this irreparable loss.
“The tiger has fallen into a deep sleep. This elephant has fallen. Oba Afunbiowo II has gone to the place of his forebears. We mourn him, we’ll miss him,” the statement said.
The Ondo Governor said the grief of his immediate family and his subjects cannot be imagined even as he prays that they find the fortitude to come to terms with the loss.
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