Business mogul Otunba Adekunle Ojora is dead

The Ojora family of Lagos has announced the death of their patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora, the Olori Omo Oba of Lagos. He passed away early Wednesday morning at the age of 93.

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).” They urged members of the public to pray for his soul, noting:

“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).

The statement added that he is survived by his wife, Erelu Ojuolape Ojora, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. His burial will take place in Lagos according to Islamic rites.

Born in 1932, Ojora began his career as a journalist with the BBC in the early 1950s before joining United Africa Company (UAC) as an executive in 1962. He later became chairman of the board at AGIP Nigeria Limited, serving from 1971 until its acquisition by Unipetrol in 2002.

Throughout his career, he invested in several foreign firms in Nigeria during the 1970s, contributing to the growth of the country’s private enterprise sector.

The family concluded:

“We urge all members of the public to join us in praying to Allah to grant His servant, who has lived a dignified life, reprieve in the grave and a place in Aljannah Firdaus.”