Service of songs has been held in his honour of the late former military governor of old Oyo State, retired Brigadier General Adetunji Idowu Olurin at Ilaro in Ogun State.
The service of songs attended by family, friends and well-wishers was part of the activities lined up to celebrate the life of the late military officer.
The late Brigadier General Olurin, who served as a military governor in Oyo State between 1985 and 1988 died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, on the twentieth of August this year at the age of seventy-eight.
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, represented by the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr Olaolu Olabitan described the death of Brigadier General Olurin as a great loss, not only for his family but also for the entire people of the state.
The governor said the Late General Olurin was bigger than the entire Yewaland considering the legacies he left behind.
The Paramount Ruler of Ilaro, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle in a tribute described the late General as a true son of the land who fought tirelessly for the development of Yewaland and Ogun state in general.
The monarch called on all the politicians in Yewaland, especially those aspiring for political positions to emulate the good qualities of the deceased.
The Senator Representing Lagos West at the National Assembly, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, in a tribute, said the late general impacted Nigeria’s political terrain through several advices and counsels.
The service of songs was attended by royal fathers, politicians and governments functionaries from within and outside Ogun State.
Wale Oluokun
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