By Kehinde Okeewo
Yoruba traditional institution lost one of its most respected and longest serving monarchs, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III, on Sunday.
Oba Oyewumi, the Soun of Ogbomoso, was 95 years when he joined his ancestors early this morning.
He was on the throne of his father’s for 48 years.
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TheNiche reliably gathered from sources close to the monarch at the palace that Oba Oyewumi passed on peacefully after taking ill in recent weeks.
Though the death is yet to be announced officially according to the customs and tradition of the people, his subjects are already mourning his passage.
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The palace is expected to announce the royal death soon.
He was born on May 27, 1926, in Ogbomoso to Oba Bello Afolabi Oyewumi Ajagungbade II and Olori Seliat Olatundun Oyewumi.
Oyewumi ascended the throne on October 24, 1973 and his reign reinforced Ogbomoso as a land of peace, accommodation and a bastion of history and tradition.
The traditional ruler was renowned for the building of a modern palace in the town, having netted a mud palace after his coronation.
He attended St. Patrick Primary School, Oke Padre, Ibadan from 1932-1938 and thereafter proceeded to the Ogbomoso People’s Institute, which was later changed to Ogbomoso Grammar School.
Prior to his ascension to the throne, Ajagungbade made fortune from the textile business and a chain of other business initiatives.
