Yoruba elders, under the aegis of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), yesterday, consoled a Yoruba leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye, over the demise of his wife, Mama Julia Olubusola Akintoye.

It was gathered that Mama Akintoye died on Christmas Day.

In a statement titled: “On the Demise of Mama Julia Olubusola Akintoye,” which was made available to journalists in Ibadan by its Secretary-General, Oladipo Oyewole, the YCE also consoled all family members of Mrs. Akintoye.

Oyewole said: “The executive and the entire membership of the Yoruba Council of Elders has received with shock the public announcement of the demise of our mama, Julia Olubusola Akintoye, on Christmas Day of 2024.

“We grieve and commiserate with the entire family of Prof. Banji Akintoye, an elder statesman.”

The secretary-general said the elders felt the harrowing pain the irreparable loss had impacted on the entire family of Prof. Akintoye and his immediate, extended and larger family members.

He, therefore, prayed for the repose of the soul of Mama Akintoye.

The YCE scribe further said: “As elders, we feel the harrowing pain this irreparable loss has impacted on our cherished professor and the entire family of Akintoye and his immediate, extended and larger family members.

“We pray that the Almighty God, unto whom all lives belong, will forgive all of Mama’s wrongdoings, accept her soul and grant her rest.”