Akarigbo of Remoland and Chairman of Ogun State Council of Obas, Oba Adeniyi Sonariwo, has died in London after a brief illness.
He was 90 years old.
His passage occurred on Saturday in the presence of his wife, Abosede.
Sonariwo travelled the same road as the immediate past Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, who died in a London hospital on July 28, 2015 at the age of 85.
“He died Saturday evening in UK where he was flown to since July 17, this month, after a brief illness. He joined his ancestors in the presence of his Olori, Abosede, who accompanied him on the medical trip,” a family source in Sagamu said on Sunday.
Sonariwo was born in Ita Eleye in Lagos State in 1936.
He attended St. John School, Aroloya, Lagos from 1941 to 1949 before he proceeded to Methodist Boys High School, Abeokuta, Ogun State from 1950 till 1955.
He had a dream of working in a bank, so he later travelled abroad for further studies and qualified as a chartered accountant.
The deceased royal father who ascended the throne on July 14, 1990 was a reputed philanthropist.
He was also a patron of many clubs and societies both in Ogun and Lagos.
His death has been communicated to the Ogun State Government while formal announcement would be made after proper traditional rites must have been carried out.
