Adekunle Fajuyi’s wife, Eunice, dies at 84

Wife of Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi, the late former military governor of the defunct Western State, Eunice Ayodele, has died at the age of 84.

She was said to have died in her sleep in the early hours of Friday at their family house in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.

Donald Olufemi, who is her only surviving son, said his mother who would have turned 85 on July 27, died peacefully in her sleep at about 6.45 a.m.

Among the early callers at the family house were the Deputy Governor of the state, Professor Modupe Adelabu, and the wife of Governor Kayode Fayemi, Bisi.

Donald Olufemi said: “There was no premonition that she would die. Only yesterday (Thursday), she played with her grandchildren and started mentioning their names one after the other till about 10.00 p.m when she was advised to go and sleep and rest.

“We had planned to celebrate her 85th birthday with a three-day event from July 27 to 29. This would have given us the opportunity of marking the 47th anniversary of her husband’s death which is on July 29. We had planned to hold a rally, dinner night and award ceremony and we have paid for the venue. All these will now be put on hold. She showed no sign of sickness except for the normal complaints by old people,” he said.

Meanwhile Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has expressed regrets on her death. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olayinka Oyebode, he said although losing Mama Fajuyi at this time was painful, he was consoled that the deceased lived a fulfilled life.

The Governor described Mama Fajuyi as religious, God-fearing, compassionate, generous, tolerant and selfless.