Chairman, League of Imams in Ogun State and Chief Imam of Egbaland, Liadi Orunsolu, has died at age 99.
Announcing his death on Tuesday, Governor Dapo Abiodun said the imam never treated him as a governor but as a father.
He wrote: “We have lost Alhaji Liadi Orunsolu at the age of 99, to the road that leads to where our ancestors rest.
“I commiserate with the people of Egbaland in particular and of the State and the Muslim ummah in general, on the death of the Chairman, League of Imams in Ogun State and Chief Imam of Egbaland.
“That Almighty Allah (SWT) let Baba Orunsolu see the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan and more so, at that grand age tells us that it is important we immortalise him by emulating the virtues exemplified by the late cleric.
“Alhaji never treated me as a Governor. He was a father to me, and I will personally miss him for his words of wisdom.
“May Allah grant him Aljanah Firdaus, and comfort the family he left with us.”
