The remains of the late Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Arisekola Alao, will be buried on Friday at 9am in his Ibadan, Oyo State home.
This was contained in a statement on Thursday by Dr. Festus Adedayo, the Special Adviser on Media to the Oyo State Governor, Senator Isiaka Ajimobi.
The body of the late Deputy President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs is expected to touch down at the Ibadan airport on Friday morning, after which it will be moved in a motorcade to the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan where prayers will be held.
According to the statement, Alhaji Arisekola-Alao’s remains will be committed to mother earth at his Oluwo Kekere residence, Bashorun area, Ibadan.
Expected at the burial of the philanthropist are dignitaries from all walks of life, top government officials, representatives of the federal and other state governments, religious leaders, politicians, captains of industry, Muslim Ulamahs and the ordinary folks for whom
he lived and died.
The statement added that all arrangements had been put in place to give the late Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland a befitting burial.
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