The Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, has joined his ancestors at the age of 86.
The news was broken in a statement, signed by Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Chief Yinka Fasuyi, on Thursday.
The monarch had been indisposed for some time creating anxiety across his kingdom.
Fasuyi in a tribute he sent to the Punch, wrote, “An Era Comes To An Abrupt End!
“A Monumental History Closes!
The Lion Departs The Forest!
The Torch Bearer Of Oduduwa Relocates!
The Symbol Of Obokun Adimula Transits!
The Elegance Of Ijesaland Royalty Takes A Bow!
“The Pride Of Yoruba Traditional Intellectualism Exits!
The Conscience Of Yoruba Traditional Rulers Departs!
“The Last Of The Titans Bids Farewell!
Ijesaland Celebrates The Life Of Her Idol!
Ijesaland Extolls The Life Of Our Imperial Majesty!
“Ijesaland Eulogises The Reign Of Our Owa Obokun Adimula!
Ijesaland Applauds The Legacy Of Our Paramount Ruler!
“42 Years Of Monumental Reign Comes To A Glorious End!
“Ijesa Women and Men, Young and Old, At Home and In The Diaspora In Unison Say Adieu To Our Baba Kaaaaaaabiyeeesiiiii Alaiyeluwa Oba (Dr) Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran 11, CFR, LL.D.; the Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland.”
Among the early sympathisers was the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who took to X to pay tribute to the departed monarch on Thursday.
Atiku described him as being more than just a father-in-law but a symbol of courage, boldness, and discipline emblematic of the Ijesha people.
Aromolaran ascended the throne of his fathers on February 20, 1982, and spent 42 years before his demise.
