By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
The Agba Oye of Ibadanland and international businessman, Chief Harry Ayoade Akande, has died after a brief illness.
The 77 years old Akande passed on in the early hours of Saturday December 5, 2020, according to a statement by a family member, Olumide Akande.
He stated: “Our patriarch Chief Harry Ayodele Akande passed away following a brief illness.
“By far his greatest passion was for a better Nigeria that guaranteed equity and justice for all. It is our fervent hope that this will be a reality in the not too distant future.
“We are all grappling to make some sense of hid death.
“As we seek the repose of his gentle soul, we ask you to in turn to uphold us in your prayers while we pass through this very turbulent period of our lives occasioned by the loss of someone as dear as him.”
