OYO HAS LOST AN AMAZON, MAKINDE MOURNS AMB. ADEFOPE

The Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has described the death of a former Nigerian High Commissioner to Zambia and member of the Oyo State Elders’ Council, Ambassador Ibironke Adefope, as a great loss to the state.

According to the governor, the news of Ambassador Adefope’s death came as a shock, but everyone must submit to the will of God.

The governor described Adefope as an Amazon and an icon, who made indelible marks on the sands of time, stating that she will be greatly missed by the state.

He added that Mama Adefope lived a great and enviable life, sustained the great legacy left by her grandfather, Chief Meredith Adisa Akinloye and also made her own marks.