Bola Ige’s brother dies at nephew’s birthday party

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Younger brother to late Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige, Mr. Dele Ige, has been confirmed dead.

Late Ige, a lawyer and contractor, passed away on Saturday morning in the Ibadan residence of his nephew, Akin Ige, who was said to be celebrating his 60th birth anniversary.

The deceased, born September 6, 1930, was said to have slumped and died shortly before delivering his speech on the occasion. He was reportedly rushed to an undisclosed hospital at Ring Road, Ibadan, where he was confirmed dead.

He was the chairman and proprietor, Tilbury Construction Company.

When contacted on the telephone, his cousin, Mr. Muyiwa Ige, who is Commissioner for Lands, Physical and Urban Planning in Osun State, confirmed the incident.

The young Ige said, “I can confirm that he is dead. But that is all that I can tell you for now. I heard that he slumped and died while trying to deliver a birthday speech. I am on my way to Ibadan. I can’t say much about his death until I get to his residence.

“But I can say that his death marked the end of a lineage of the Ige family because he was the last man.”

Meanwhile, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has described the death of the late Ige as devastating.

The governor, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, said, “It is with rude shock that I received the death of Chief Dele Ige, the brother to our revered uncle, the late Chief Bola Ige. He was a highly principled person who held tightly to his belief.

“It is on records that although he didn’t share the same political ideology with his late brother, he, however, shared some of his ideals which bound them together as biological brothers and members of the same family. He will be sorely missed.”

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