Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s First Daughter, Reverend Tola Oyediran Passes On

Awolowo’s daughter, Revd Tola Oyediran, is dead. The eldest daughter of Chief Obafemi Awolowo , Reverend Tola Oyediran, is dead.

The former Chairman of Nigerian Tribune reportedly died peacefully in her sleep.

Revd Oyediran was married to Professor A. B. O. O. Oyediran, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan.

Revd Oyediran, 79, was expected to mark her 80th birthday December 1.

Her death leaves Dr Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, the former Nigerian Ambassador to The Netherlands as the only surviving child of the Awolowo dynasty.