15th December, 2021
By Adejoke Adeleye
The Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Ogun State, Oba Olusanya Dosunmu, Amororo II is dead.
The news of his death has come as shock to the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, who expressed sadness at his demise.
In a condolence message issued on by his behalf on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin in Abeokuta, Abiodun described Oba Dosunmu as “a quintessential monarch, a man of peace and a passionate supporter of development.
While condoling with the monarch’s immediate family and the people of Owu, the governor said they should take solace in the lasting impact he had on his domain.
He prayed that “God Almighty grants the monarch’s soul eternal repose and the people he left behind the fortitude to bear this loss.
The Olowu of Ewu’s death was first announced late Tuesday night by the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs , Afolabi Afuape in a statement.
The statement read, “The State mourns the veteran TV producer who ascended the throne in 2005 as the 13th Olowu after Oba Adewale Adisa Odeleye, Lagbedu 1 who transited to glory in 2003″.