The Head of Media Relations at United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr Ramon Nasir has lost his mother, Madam Musiliat Amoke Falade aka Olowoletiasho.
Madam Falade, a devoted muslim in her lifetime, it was gathered, died in the early hours of Thursday at the ripe age of 86.
A statement signed by Mr Nasir said that she a devoted muslim in her lifetime, died on Thursday morning at Duchess International Hospital, Lagos, after a brief illness.
Renowned for her business acumen, religiosity and community development, the deceased was decorated as the Yeye Oba of Imasayi in 2021 following the installation of Oba Olalekan Kuoye as the Olu of Imasayi Kingdom.
Nasir said she was receiving treatment at Duchess International Hospital, Lagos before her death.
The statement reads in part: “Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji,un. Our matriarch is gone! It is with deepest regret and total submission to the will of the Almighty that the families of Falade, Kuoye, Nasir and Rasaq announce the passing away of our mother and the matriarch of our families, Musiliat Amoke, popularly known as Olowoletiasho.
“She passed on this morning at Duchess International Hospital. She was 86 years. Until her demise, she was the Iya-Oba of Imasayi Kingdom, Yewa, Ogun State.”
Amoke, who passed on at the Duchess International Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos, was buried the same day, according to Islamic rites.
Earlier in 2018, friends, family members, and well-wishers had gathered in Ado-Odo Ota to mark the 80th birthday of Mrs. Falade, even as dignitaries including publicists, journalists, and financial experts graced the occasion.
