The Ojora family of Lagos has announced the death of its patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora, the Olori Omo Oba of Lagos, who passed away early Wednesday morning at the age of 93.
In a statement issued by the family and signed by Mrs Toyin Ojora-Saraki, the elder statesman was said to have died in full submission to the will of Almighty Allah (SWT).
“We say Alhamdulilahi for a life well lived and submit to the words of Allah: ‘Surely, to Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return’ (Q2:156),” the statement read.
The family disclosed that the late Ojora would be laid to rest in Lagos in accordance with Islamic rites and appealed to members of the public to pray for the repose of his soul.
Otunba Ojora is survived by his wife, Erelu Ojuolape Ojora, as well as his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Born in 1932, Ojora began his professional career as a journalist with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the early 1950s. He later joined the United Africa Company (UAC) as an executive in 1962.
He went on to serve as Chairman of AGIP Nigeria Limited from 1971 until the company was acquired by Unipetrol in 2002. During the 1970s, he also made significant investments in several foreign companies operating in Nigeria, contributing to the expansion of private enterprise in the country.
The family concluded by urging the public to join them in praying that Allah grants the deceased mercy in the grave and admits him into Aljannah Firdaus.
Elijah Adeyemi
