Fasoranti: Awo loyalist, Afenifere leader bows out at 100
Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the Afenifere leader, educationist, and loyalist of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, has died at the age of 100, Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa announ Read More: https://punchng.com/fasoranti-awo-loyalist-afenifere-leader-bows-out-at-100/
Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the national leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization Afenifere, has died at the age of 100. An educationist and loyalist of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Fasoranti passed away in Akure, Ondo State, according to Punch. Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa announced the death in a statement on Tuesday, as reported by Premium Times and Punch Nigeria.
Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti, the Secretary to the Ondo State Government and the eldest child of the deceased, stated in a Tuesday interview that his father passed away peacefully in his bed at approximately 4 p.m. on October 20, 2026. Daily Post Nigeria reports that Fasoranti had turned 100 in May. Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti called for his father's life to be celebrated rather than mourned.
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