Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has condoled with the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Dr. Mohood Lekan Balogun over the death of the Ekefa Olubadan and Babasale Musulumi of Ibadanland, Senior Chief Lateef Oyelade.
He equally expressed his heartfelt condolences to the people of Ibadanland the immediate family of the late Senior Chief and the Muslim Ummah in Ibadanland.
Oyelade, the late Ibadan senior chief, Islamic leader and prominent businessman, died on Friday morning.
The governor, in a release by his Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, also prayed to God to grant repose to the soul of the late Chief Oyelade.
He described the deceased elder statesman as a community man and an individual that was so passionate about Ibadan and Oyo State’s progress.
Governor Makinde noted that the late Chief Oyelade contributed immensely to the growth of the city in his own ways.
“I express my condolences to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Dr. Mohood Lekan Balogun and the traditional council, over the death of the Ekefa Olubadan, Senior Chief Lateef Oyelade.
“I equally condole with the immediate family of Baba and the Muslim Ummah in Ibadanland to whom he was a patron and a great figure as Babasale Musulumi of Ibadanland.
“I pray that Allah SWT grants him Aljanah Firdaus,” Governor Makinde stated in the release.
