Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, was on
Friday absent at the interdenominational service held
for the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.

The governor, who was represented by the Secretary
to the State Government, Mr. Moshood Adeoti, said
the governor was unavoidably absent because he
was invited to Lagos for a very urgent meeting.

The governor eulogised the late monarch for his
contributions toward the promotion of Yoruba
culture.

He said the late monarch sent a text message to him
before he travelled abroad for medical attention and
committed him and the state government into the
continuous guidance of God.

The governorship candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party in the August 9, 2014 governorship
election, Senator Iyiola Omisore, who is a prominent
son of Ife, attended the ceremony.