The Family of the Late Lagos High Chief (Prince) Abdul Lasisi Ajayi Ojora has announced the death of the family’s Olori-ebi, Dr Adekunle Ojora OFR, CON, JP, who was the Otunba of Lagos and Lisa of Ife.
According to a statement from the Ojora royal family, issued by Mrs. Toyin Ojora-Saraki on behalf of the family, the Ojoras expressed deep submission to the will of Almighty Allah, saying, the late High Chief “joined his ancestors in the early hours of Wednesday 28th January, 2026.”
Born on 13th June, 1932, Ojora is a business executive who was chairman of the board of AGIP Nigeria Limited from 1971 until it was acquired by Unipetrol in 2002.
He began a career as a journalist with BBC in the early 1950s, and became an executive of UAC in 1962. In the 1970s, he began to invest in a number of foreign firms in Nigeria.
He held multiple esteemed titles, including Chief Olori Omoba of Lagos, Head of Oba Ologunkutere & Oba Adele Ajosun Royal Family, Head of Ojora Royal Family, and Head of Aiyeomosan Chieftaincy Family of Lagos.
The family also shared his Oriki, honouring his lineage and legacy:
“Omo Ojora Apasa, Omo kekeniju, Omo oyinbo Dudu ni ita iganmu, Omo afomo loko toun ti ele die, Omo olumokun okosho yun, Omo opayun Pade, Omo alowo loko bi oyinbo, Omo ogbe obinrin ta fi owo ra akobi… Omo olowu oduru. Sun re ooooooooo.”
The family said details of the burial plan would be released later.
