With pains, Silifat Owolabi-Adewole, has annouced the passing away of Alhaji Abdul-Rahman Adewole Alao Onilu-Ola, her father, a Legendary talking drummer at the age of 97.
She announced his father’s death
to this medium around 12:55 am today.
Silifat in her words said, “He
has been sick for almost a week and at a point he called me and thanked us all,
his children for the care and love we have showered on him. He said, “I have
never fallen sick like this and with what I am seeing, is like my time is up to
go back to my Creator. I don’t want to be taken to the hospital, you have
really tried. Please don’t move me about unnecessarily.
“That was his last words on
Sunday and ever since, he didn’t say a word again and he finally left us late
last night on Wednesday. He was a great father whose love for his children can
never be quantify. He wouldn’t mind to give out his last kobo to people
around who did not have at all. I can’t really think about how we are going to
cope without him.”
Adewole Onilu-Olu as he was
fondly called was a member of Ayinla Omowura group. He got Ayinla Omowura engaged
in the world of Apala music.
The legendary talking drummer was given a befitting birthday celebration by a group called Ayinla Omowura music lovers couple of weeks ago in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
In an interview recently, he said, "The sudden death of Ayinla Omowura 40 years ago did give me a set back in my life. If Ayinla were to be alive, I would have been able to live more comfortable and this building would have been completed and look better than this. My wish is to have it completed before I leave to join my ancestors. This is my wish, I pray it happens while I am alive."
This was his last wish in an interview he had some weeks back, but the building is yet to receive the attention Adewole Onilu-Ola craved for.
Accordingly to the family, he will be buried today in his house at Arenlese, Itoko, area of Abeokuta in Ogun State by 4pm.
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