One of the sons of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Prince AbdulFatai Adeyemi, is dead.

Mr Adeyemi, popularly known as D-Gov, died at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, in the early hours of Friday.

Mr Adeyemi, the former Oyo State Local Government Pension Board chairman, died a few hours before his 47th birthday.

UCH spokeswoman Funmilayo Adetuyibi confirmed the death of the late Alaafin’s son, saying he died at the hospital on Friday morning.

Ms Adetuyibi disclosed that Mr Adeyemi was brought to the hospital around 12:05 a.m. on Friday and died at 3:50 a.m.

She, however, declined to comment on the cause of death.

“I can’t disclose his diagnosis or what killed him because it is against our professional ethics,” the UCH spokeswoman said.

A source at the hospital said, “Fatai Bayo Adeyemi, one-time secretary of Atiba Local Government, died this morning (Friday). He was married with children. He was reported very ill sometime last year but survived.”

Mr Adeyemi contested the House of Representatives seat in the Oyo federal constituency on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019.

He, however, lost to his brother, Akeem Adeyemi, popularly known as Skimeh, of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Adeyemi’s death, it was gathered, has thrown the family of the late Oba Adeyemi and the ancient town of Oyo into mourning. 

(NAN)