Former Oyo Governor, Ladoja Loses 94-year-old Mother

Former Governor of Oyo State and Ashipa Olubadan of Ibadan Land, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja has lost his mother, Alhaja Alimotu Shadiya Atoke Ladoja.

The 94-year-old woman died at about 7 pm Wednesday at the Bodija country home of the former Governor.

Former President of the Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ), Prince Lanre Ogundipe, who broke the news to journalists over the phone said, “Mama lived a fulfilled life” and prayed that Allah would reposed her gentle soul in Al-Jannah.”

Alhaja Ladoja is expected to be buried on Thursday in Ibadan, according to Muslim rites.