Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasorant
Elder statesman and National Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, has died at the age of 100.
Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, announced his death on Tuesday in a statement personally signed by him in Akure, the state capital.
The governor described Fasoranti as a revered elder statesman whose life was defined by wisdom, integrity and selfless service to Ondo State, Yorubaland and Nigeria.
“With a heavy heart but with total submission to the will of God, I announce the passing of our revered elder statesman, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, who departed this world at the glorious age of 100,” the statement read.
Aiyedatiwa described the deceased as a patriarch and a beacon of wisdom whose century-long life was marked by an uncommon commitment to the development of the state, Yorubaland and Nigeria.
He said Fasoranti’s counsel, fatherly guidance and principled stance on justice and good governance would be sorely missed.
The governor added that the elder statesman lived a fulfilled life and left behind an enduring legacy of honour for future generations.
Aiyedatiwa, on behalf of the Ondo State Government and its people, extended condolences to the Fasoranti family, the people of Akure Kingdom and residents of the state.
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