Minority Leader, Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Asimiyu Alarape has described the death of Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III as a great loss to Oyo town, Oyo State, Yoruba Nation and Nigeria as a whole.
The lawmaker who is a former speaker of the State House of Assembly described the monarch as a father, a democrat and a nationalist noted that Alaafin would be greatly missed for his wealth of wisdom, knowledge and understanding about the Yoruba culture and traditions.
The former speaker said,” I want to condole with the family, Oyo indigene and Oyo State as a whole on the demise of Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III.
“To me, he was a father, custodian of Yoruba tradition, a colossus, a democrat, prodigy of erudition and a nationalist. He will be greatly missed”.
Alarape maintained that Alaafin was a monarch whose knowledge and experience had during his lifetime cared for cohesion, unity and peaceful coexistence of Nigeria.
He described him a courageous and selfless man who would be sorely missed.
