Late Alaafin of Oyo’s son, Abdulfatai, dies
One of the sons of the late Aláàfin of Oyo, Prince Abdulfatai Adeyemi, popularly known as D-Gov, is dead.
According to reports he died in the early hours of Friday of diabetes at the University College Hospital, Ibadan a day before his 47th birthday.
He was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP for the Oyo Federal Constituency in the 2019 elections, but lost the election to his brother, Akeem Adeyemi, fondly called Skimeh, who was re-elected for the second term.
He was appointed by the state governor, Seyi Makinde, as Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Pension Board in his first term.
According to The PUNCH, a palace source who preferred anonymity confirmed his death.
He said, “Yes, he died this morning. Many people have also called me to confirm his demise. I was also weak when I received the news. Today is his brother, Akeem Adeyemi’s (a House of Representatives member), birthday, a day away from each other.
“I was with him on the day of the empowerment programme of his brother, Akeem, popularly called Skimeh, when he gave N50,000 each to 500 people. We sat down together. He was even the one who delivered the sermon on that day, not knowing that he was saying goodbye to everybody. It’s so painful and sad.”
