Veteran musician Victor Uwaifo on Saturday passed on at the age of 80 following a brief illness.
His son Uwaifo Peter de Rock broke the news on social media. “Daddy. Why did you leave us now? Prof sir Victor UWAIFO has gone to rest. Black Saturday for me now,” he wrote with multiple sad emojis.
“One week now after collaborating with me,” he added.
Uwaifo Peter de Rock did not reveal the cause of death.
The legendary singer had hit songs like ‘Joromi’ and ‘Mammy Water’.
Uwaifo was the commissioner for arts and culture in the Lucky Igbinedion administration in Edo. He is a recipient of the award of Member of Order of the Niger (MON).
Uwaifo was also a professor of visual arts, he graduated with first class in his bachelor’s degree. The instrumentalist’s undergraduate project of ‘A king on a horse’ is a signature arts poster at the Ekenwan campus of the University of Benin.
