The Owa-in-council on Monday officially announced the passage of the Owa of Igbajo, Oba Olufemi Fashade whose death reportedly occurred last Thursday.
AMILOADED had earlier on Friday reported that Oba Fashade joined his ancestors after a brief illness at the age of 81 after spending about 30 years on the throne.
He was crowned as the king of Igbajo, in Boluwaduro Local Government Area Osun State in 1990.
He was born on April 17, 1939, in Abeokuta. He went to Baptist Day school, ljaye-Abeokuta; Baptist school,ojuelegba; Baptist school, Ebute-metta Lagos; Abeokuta High school; Kiriji memorial college, (0, Levels 1959); Tottenham college, London (Building Engineering); and Hammersmith college, London(structural engineering).
He was enlisted for the in the Nigeria Army in June 1969 and in1969, he was commissioned a full lieutenant in the engineering corps and retired voluntarily from the Army in DEC 1977 with the rank of major.
Oba Fashade was the President of Kiriji Memorial College old students association. formal president of Boripe local Government traditional (1991) and secretary of Osun state traditional council.
Officially announcing the passage of the royal father at a press conference at Nigeria Union of Journalists Press Centre in Osogbo, the Asiwaju of Igbajoland, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, who was flanked by members of Owa in Council, said rites of passage had already commenced for the departed monarch.
He said, “After the necessary rites have been observed, we have officially informed Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, of the passage of Owa of Igbajo, Oba Olufemi Fashade.
“Other major stakeholders had also been informed. He was appointed Owa of Igbajo in 1990. When the first Council of Obas was created after Osun was carved out of old Oyo, Oba Fashade was appointed the first secretary of the Council.”
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