Business mogul Adekunle Ojora, dies at 93
Adekunle Ojora, the Otunba of Lagos and Lisa of Ife, has died at the age of 93. His passing was announced on Wednesday by the Ojora family. In a statement, Toyin Ojora-Saraki, his daughter and the wife of former Senate President Bukola Saraki, confirmed that the respected traditional titleholder died in the early hours of the day and will be laid to rest in Lagos in accordance with Islamic rites.
“With total submission to the will of Almighty Allah (SWT), the Ojora family of Lagos announces the passing of our beloved patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora,” the statement said. “We thank Allah for a life well lived and are comforted by His words: ‘Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return’ (Qur’an 2:156).”
Ojora is survived by his wife, Erelu Ojolape Ojora, as well as his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The family called on the public to remember him in their prayers, asking Allah to grant him mercy and admit him into Aljannah Firdaus.
According to The Advance of African Capital, Ojora, born in 1932, began his career as a journalist with the BBC in the early 1950s.
He later joined United Africa Company (UAC) as an executive in 1962 and went on to become chairman of the board of AGIP Nigeria Limited from 1971 until its acquisition by Unipetrol in 2002. He also invested in several foreign firms in Nigeria during the 1970s, contributing significantly to the growth of Nigerian private enterprise.
His career spanned journalism, politics, public service, and boardroom leadership, where he served in influential capacities across several major companies in post-independence Nigeria. He was widely regarded as a key stakeholder in Lagos affairs and a respected voice within Yoruba traditional institutions.
