Omowon, who was the Otun Jagunmolu of Oluyole Estate and Environs, died at the age of 68 on 8 March, after a protracted ailment.
As announced by the family, there would be a lying-in-state ceremony at the Agodi Head Office of the NOA, Oyo State Directorate by 10 am.
A Christian Wake will hold same day at 5pm at the Otunba Oduntan Hall, The Cathedral of St.James The Great, Oke- Bola.
On Friday, between 7am and 10am, the body will lie in state at his residence, Plot 10, House 11, Road B2, Ariyayo Olopade Close, Olusoji Powerline. Oluyole Estate extension, Ibadan.
The funeral service is scheduled for 11am on Friday May 10, at the Cathedral of St. James The Great before his remains will be interred at the Ijokodo Cemetery.
The late NOA State Director was a graduate of Theatre Arts of the University of Ibadan and also had a Masters degree in Communication Arts of the same institution.
A skilled footballer, he featured prominently in the football teams in every institution he attended, including Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo, Adeola Odutola College, Ijebu-Ode and he was part of the Western State Academicals.
At the University of Ibadan, Omowon was the Sports Commissioner of his Kuti Hall of residence in the 1980/81 Academic Session.
He was retained to work with the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State as a producer after his mandatory one NYSC in the organisation.
Omowon however joined the MAMSER as a pioneering member when the federal agency was established in 1987 and served as a mobilisation officer in various local governments, both in Oyo State and in present day Osun State.
He was active in the production of drama and other mobilisation programmes by the time MAMSER was transformed to National Orientation Agency.
He served the agency as Director in Osun State, and at the Headquarters where he participated in a number of initiatives while working directly with the Director General of the organisation.
Omowon, who was later transferred to his home state, Oyo where he retired, was author of the book, “Social Mobilisation and Orientation in Nigeria: A Practical Guide”.
Chief Remi Omowon is survived by his wife, Aderonke, daughter of the late famous writer, poet, dramatist, Alagba Adebayo Faleti. He also left behind children, grandchildren, siblings in the large Omowon Family of Ibadan.
