Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba Prof. Saka Adelola Matemilola Loses His Mother
By:Israel Adeleke
The Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba (Prof) Saka Matemilola has lost his mother, Alhaja Aliratu Adunni Matemilola (Née Bolaji), who gloriously left this sinful world at aged 81.
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that a statement from the palace on Sunday which announced her death, explained that the King's mother known in Yoruba culture as Iya Oba and matriarch of Bolaji family’ slept in the Lord after a brief illness.
The Iya Oba who was survived by several children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, sister, brothers, in-laws and families was said that throughout her life time, the deceased was a shining example of kindness, compassion, and strength, and as a successful trader, loving mother, and dutiful wife, she touched countless lives with her warmth and generosity, while her commitment to transparency and truthfulness inspired all who knew her.
‘We give all thanks to God, the merciful and magnificent. The mother of our monarch slept in the Lord at 81years, after a brief illness. We the Owu people all over the world condole HRM Oba Prof Saka Adelola Matemilola FNSE, Oluyalo Otileta VII Olowu of Owu Kingdom Abeokuta, on the transition to his dear mother, Iya Oba and matriarch of Bolaji family’, the statement reads.
‘Alhaja Aliratu Adunni Matemilola was born 1943 in Abiola Village, to Chief Kasali Bolaji Abiola of Ago-Ika, Gbágùrá in Abeokuta and Mrs Raliat Bolaji of Labuta Compound, Oke Egunya, Owu Abeokuta. Her father was Baale of Abiola village, Gbalefa, in current Ado Odo/Ota Local Government of Ogun State’, the place added.
‘Her father Chief Kasali Bolaji, who was the third Baale of Abiola village, which was founded by his own father, Chief Abiola, shortly after the Ẹgba United Forces roundly defeated the Dahomey forces in the mid-1800s’, the statement read.
The entire Board, Management and staff of OTN News hereby extend our deepest condolences to HRM Oba Prof Saka Adelola Matemilola and the entire Bolaji, and Matemilola royal families during this difficult time. May Allah grant Alhaja Matemilola’s soul eternal peace and admit her into Aljannah Firdaus. Aamiin.
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