Obaseki, Shaibu, Alimikhena Mourn as Edo Monarch Passes on

 

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; his deputy, Hon. Philip Shaibu and the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Housing, Senator Francis Alimikhena, among others, have described the passage of the Olososo of Ososo Kingdom, Oba Anselm Adeloro Obaitan (Ichama II) is a monumental loss to the people of the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area and the entire state.

After 32 years of peaceful reign, Obaitan has passed on to glory, plunging the kingdom, Akoko Edo LGA, and the state into mourning.His passage was announced in a statement issued yesterday by his son and Edo State Commissioner for Arts and Culture, Prince Bamidele Obaitan on behalf of the Ososo Royal Family.In the statement, the royal family said: “It is with a heavy heart, but with thanks to God, that we announce the passing of our Royal father, Oba Anselm Adeloro Obaitan, Ichama 11, JP, the Olososo of Ososo.”

The statement said the late monarch was “a founding teacher at the Annunciation College, Irrua, Edo State, before proceeding to the University of Delaware in the United States of America, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Education. “He returned home to serve as an Edo State Judicial Service Commission Commissioner. He ascended the throne of his father in June 1990, as ICHAMA 11, the Olososo of Ososo. He reigned very peacefully for thirty -two years.