Fayose promises state burial for late General Adebayo

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has promised a state burial for the former Military Governor of the old Western State, the late General Adeyinka Adebayo.

Fayose revealed this on Saturday in Ikeja, Lagos, when he paid a condolence visit to the family of the deceased.

A statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, read: “One can imagine the enormous power he wielded as the governor of the old Western State comprising Oyo,Osun, Ogun, Ekiti and Ondo states. He left many legacies and we will uphold them. Baba ‎lived a life well spent and it is not that we are mourning him, but we are celebrating his ife.

“The issue of the burial of the General is not a political matter. He was a man of so many parts and we will celebrate him‎ and give him a state burial. I will liaise with my brother governors in the South-West on how the programme will go. He represented the Yoruba race and he did well.” he said.

Fayose also told the family to let the Ekiti State Government know the update on Adebayo’s burial arrangements.

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