Oyo State former governor Rashidi Ladoja, wife of ex-governor Mrs. Florence Ajimobi and an All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant in 2019 general election in the state, Joseph Tegbe, yesterday met with the family of the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III in Oyo town.
Alaafin’s palace has turned to Mecca, hosting dignitaries from all walks of life, since the demise of the first-class monarch last Friday.
Senator Ladoja said he had misunderstanding with the deceased during his tenure as the governor due to their principles.
He noted that the monarch served many governors meritoriously, describing Oba Adeyemi as one of the best persons to consult when seeking advice.
Ladoja said: “He will be missed for his service to humanity and efforts towards upholding Yoruba custom and tradition.”
Mrs. Ajimobi said she consulted the late king for advice whenever the need arose after the death of her husband.
She prayed to God to give the bereaved family the fortitude to bear the loss.
Alhaja Abosede Adedibu, widow of the late strongman of Ibadan politics, Chief Lamidi Adedibu, has described the late Alaafin of Oyo as a pillar of support since the death of her husband.
She described Oba Adeyemi’s death as “the fall of a pillar of support to her family.”
Mrs. Adedibu, the Southwest Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in an interview in Ibadan yesterday, said the death of the monarch was a big blow to her and the household of the late Chief Adedibu.
She prayed for the repose of the soul of the late traditional ruler, saying Almighty Allah, the beneficent and the merciful, should grant him mercy and forgive him his sins.