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By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel
One of the wives of Nigerian music legend, King Sunny Ade (KSA), Mrs Risikat Adegeye, has passed on.
Mrs Adegeye, who was a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Amuwo Odofin constituency 1, and former commissioner, reportedly died in the early hours of Tuesday, September 21, 2021.
A statement issued by one of her sons, Mr George Folarin Olawande, on behalf of the family, confirmed that she died after a brief illness and that her remains have been deposited at the TOS Funeral Homes in Lagos.
“We wish to formally inform, friends, well-wishers, political associates, and the general public that Risikat Ajoke Adegeye passed on after a brief illness during the early hours of Tuesday, 21st September 2021.
“Risikat Ajoke Adegeye was a member in the 6th Assembly of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
“She will be greatly missed not only by her immediate family but also by her political associates and followers.
“Further information in respect to her burial ceremony will be announced later after extensive consultations with the family.
“Thank you as we pray that she continues to rest peacefully and eternally with the Almighty God,” the statement read.
Assumed to be in her late 50’s, late Mrs Adegeye was the third of seven wives of King Sunny Ade.
She gave up the ghost some hours to her husband’s 75th birthday, which is on Wednesday, September 22, 2021.
