Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has expressed mixed feelings over news of the death of Chief Olaniwun Ajayi, who died yesterday at 91.

Amosun, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant (Media), Adejuwon Soyinka, said: “Although he will be sorely missed, we cannot but thank the Almighty for the eventful and highly impactful life that Ajayi lived.”

The governor described the Ajayi as one of the icons of Ogun State and architect of modern day Nigeria, saying the fact that he lived a long, fulfilled life in good health and made it to the gracious old age of 91 is something to be grateful to God for. 
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While commiserating with the Ajayi family, the good people of Ogun State and Nigeria, the governor said his words of wisdom would be missed at this critical stage of the country’s development. 

“We will surely miss his wealth of experience at this time, but we take solace in the quality of life he lived and the legacies he has left behind,” Amosun said.