Queen Badirat Ajoke, aka Queen Ola, the estranged wife of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has penned down a heart felt tribute to mourn the late monarch who died on Friday, 23rd of April.
In an Instagram post on Monday, Queen Ola shared a photo of the late Yoruba monarch, while revealing how they were practically best of friends until they knew who his favorite wife was.
She added that despite death, the late Alaafin would continue to be a best father, teacher, mentor and husband that ever bestrode the landscapes.
She wrote; “We were practically best of friends but the moment they had an inklings about whom your favorite was, everything flopped.
“Alas! the kids and I can’t see you anymore nor converse with you any longer but I vehemently believe you are seeing us, how I wish we can still have few words because I’ve got a whole lot to tell you. I’m bereft of what to tell the boys especially, Adejuwon, because at his age, he reads and and surf the net so much that curiosity gets hold of him and has already know a lot about you. [SIC]
“You remain to me, a best father, teacher and mentor and husband that ever bestrode the landscapes.”
Recall the top Yoruba monarch died at 83 in the late hours of Friday and was buried according to Islamic rites on Saturday.
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