The Guardian (Nigeria)

Fayemi, Bamidele Mourn Passage Of Ekiti First Class Monarch, Oluyin

- Fromayodel­e Afolabi, Ado Ekiti

THE former Chief Judge of Ekiti State and the Oluyin of Iyin Ekiti, Oba Ademola Ajakaye, has joined his ancestors in the early hours of Friday.

The late Oluyin, who was the first Chief Judge of the state when it was created in 1986, was at a time the Administra­tor General, National Judicial Institute (NJI).

Governor Kayode Fayemi, who described his death as a huge loss to the state, condoled with the late monarch’s family, the people of Iyin-ekiti in Irepodun/ifelodun Local Government and entire citizens of the state.

In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, yesterday, the Governor said the state had lost one of its most cerebral and colourful royal fathers who combined brilliance with admirable traditiona­l flamboyanc­e.

Fayemi, who described the late monarch as a successful lawyer and respected bencher, during his stint in the legal profession, said the late Oluyin was ever willing to avail government his wise counsel on issues of developmen­t and social justice.

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