Olori Badirat Olaitan Adeyemi, the late Alaafin of Oyo’s estranged wife, has paid tribute to the monarch, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who died late Friday night at the age of 83.
Olori Badirat paid an emotional homage to the late monarch in an Instagram post on Monday, explaining that they had a deep link because she married him when she was 19.
Badirat compared her relationship with the Alaafin to that of a “siamese,” but all went wrong when “they had an inkling of who your favorite was.”
Sharing a photo of the monarch, the estranged wife wrote, “I was thinking it’s all lies and that you are coming back but I’m afraid I was wrong.
“The father of my kids, whom I met at an impressionable age, left when it was least expected. Whenever I tell people that the bond we share can be likened to that of a ‘Siamese’, having been married to you at age 19, they are more than transfixed.
“We were practically best of friends but the moment they had an inkling about whom your favourite was, everything flopped.
“Alas! the kids and I can’t see you anymore nor converse with you any longer but I vehemently believe you are seeing us, how I wish we can still have few words because I’ve got a whole lot to tell you.
“I’m bereft of what to tell the boys especially, Adejuwon, because, at his age, he reads and surfs the net so much that curiosity gets hold of him and has already known a lot about you.
“You remain to me, the best father, teacher and mentor and husband that ever bestrode the landscapes. Almighty Allah will forgive all your sins and accept your return.”
Following her departure from the Alaafin’s palace in 2020, Queen Ola, as she is known, became well-known in the media.
