Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with the household and folks of Epe Kingdom over the passing of the nineteenth Olu of Epe, Oba Shefiu Olatunji Adewale, who reportedly handed away on Saturday on the age of 86.
He stated the late monarch’s service to the folks of Epe Kingdom and Lagos as an entire would stay his enduring legacy.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message issued on Sunday by his Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described Oba Adewale’s dying as an incredible loss to the folks of Epe and the normal establishment in Lagos State.
The Governor additionally urged the household, buddies and associates of the deceased, in addition to the whole folks of Epe, whose pursuits the late conventional ruler represented and labored tirelessly for throughout his lifetime, to work in direction of immortalising him.
He stated: “On behalf of the federal government and folks of Lagos, I commiserate with the folks of the traditional metropolis of Epe, the normal council, and the deceased household, buddies and political associates on the transition of the nineteenth Olu of Epe Kingdom, Oba Shefiu Olatunji Adewale, who joined his ancestors on Saturday.
“Oba Balogun made a lot of optimistic impression throughout his lifetime, contributing meaningfully to the Lagos State Civil Service, in addition to the expansion and growth of Epe Kingdom and the normal establishment in Lagos State.
“He was a dedicated civil servant who served Lagos State passionately and rose to the place of the Director of Administration within the Ministry of Training and in addition Government Secretary on the Ministry of Lands earlier than turning into a conventional chief.
“I pray that Almighty God be happy with the soul of the late monarch and grant the royal household and the folks of Epe Kingdom the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”
SIGNED
GBOYEGA AKOSILE
SPECIAL ADVISER – MEDIA AND PUBLICITY
