Boardroom tycoon and successful businessman, Otunba Adekunle Ojora Is Dead.
The Ojora family of Lagos has announced the passing of their patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora, the Olori Omo Oba of Lagos, who died early Wednesday morning at the age of 93.
The family said he will be buried in Lagos according to Islamic rites and called on members of the public to pray for his soul.
In a statement signed by Mrs Toyin Ojora-Saraki, the family said Ojora passed away “in full submission to the will of Almighty Allah (SWT).”
“We say Alhamdulilahi for a life well lived, and we comply with Allah’s words: ‘Surely, to Allah we belong, and to Him we will all return’” (Q2:156).
According to The Advance of African Capital, Ojora, born in 1932, began his career as a journalist with the BBC in the early 1950s.
He later joined United Africa Company (UAC) as an executive in 1962 and went on to become chairman of the board of AGIP Nigeria Limited from 1971 until its acquisition by Unipetrol in 2002.
“With total submission to the will of Almighty Allah (SWT), the Ojora family of Lagos hereby announces the passing of our beloved patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora,” the statement read.
The family expressed gratitude to God for his life, saying, “We say Alhamdulilahi for a life well lived, and we comply with Allah’s words: ‘Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him we will all return.’”
The statement noted that the late Ojora, who was born on June 13, 1932, would be buried in Lagos in accordance with Islamic rites.
He is survived by his wife, Erelu Ojuolape Ojora, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
The family also called on the public to join them in prayers, asking Allah to grant him mercy and a place in Aljannah Firdaus.
Details of the burial arrangements, they said, would be announced in due course.
Otunba Adekunle Ojora was widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s most influential figures.
He held several prestigious traditional titles, including Otunba of Lagos, Lisa of Ife, Head of the Ojora Royal Family, and Olori Omoba of Lagos.
He made notable contributions to journalism, public service, politics, and corporate governance.
He began his career in the early 1950s at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) after studying journalism in London.
Upon his return to Nigeria, he joined the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation as a reporter.
In the corporate sector, he served as Chairman of the Board of AGIP Nigeria Limited from 1971 to 2002.
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