The Balogun of Ifo and patriarch of the Edmund Delano Family of Okenla, Ifo, Ogun State, Balogun Edmundson Olakunle Delano, will be buried on May 31.
Delano, who worked at the Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) until 1974, when the gale of military retirement touched him before he moved to poultry farming, died on April 23. He was 93.
The Bajito of Ake was a keen sportsman who contributed to the development of basketball in Nigeria. He was the Chairman of Lagos State Basketball Association for many years and later a member of Ogun State Basketball Association.
He was also involved in the formation of the Y’s Men’s’ Club in Lagos, where he was a past President and District Officer.
The deceased was a past National Treasurer of the Boys Brigade and Life Patron of the Ogun State Boys Brigade. He was a member of Cathedral of St Jude, Ebute Metta, for over 60 years.
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