Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has expressed grief over the death of three traditional rulers from Oriire Local Government Area in the state in a road mishap on Friday.
REPORTERS AT LARGE earlier reported that the traditional rulers, Olodogbo of Odogbo, Onibowula of Bowula, and Alayetoro of Ayetoro, were said to be on their way to a social function when the car conveying them had a head-on collision with a truck.
Governor Makinde, in a statement signed by Sulaimon Olanrewaju, the Chief Press Secretary to the Oyo State Governor, described the news of the royal fathers’ demise as shocking and expressed condolences to their immediate families, the people of Oriire Local Government and Ogbomosoland, and the Council of Obas and Chiefs in the state.
He prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased while also praying that God would grant their immediate families, their subjects, and the state as a whole the fortitude to bear the loss.
The governor said, “It is an unfortunate and saddening development. We can only pray that the Almighty God will repose on their souls and grant their families, their subjects, and the whole state the fortitude to bear the loss.”
