THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, passed away last night.
He was 83 years old and the longest reigning Alaafin in history, ruling for more than 52 years. Oba Lamidi, the third Alowodu ruling house member, joined his ancestors at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State.
His remains were said to have been moved to Oyo town early Saturday and were met at Idi-Igba by his first son, Prince Tunde, and his other siblings.
Engineer Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State, is expected to make an official announcement after receiving word of the monarch’s death from the Bashorun of Oyo, Yusuf Akinade, the head of the ‘Oyo Mesi,’ who will now lead the state before a new Alaafin is installed in Oyo town.
