Ekiti State Govt. Declares 3-Day Mourning For Late Gen. Adebayo

The Ekiti State Government on Friday declared a three-day mourning in honour of the late Military Governor of the old Western Region, Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo. Gov. Ayodele Fayose, who also

signed a condolence register opened by the government, announced this in a state-wide broadcast in Ado-Ekiti. Fayose explained that the declaration was in recognition of the fatherly role the late retired army general played in uplifting the entire western region. Late Adebayo was also renowned for uniting the people towards the path of integration. The governor conveyed the condolences of his family and the state government to one of the children of the deceased, who was the first civilian governor of Ekiti state, Chief Niyi Adebayo.
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