In a statement issued by Mrs. Toyin Ojora-Saraki, the family said the late chief departed “in full submission to the will of Almighty Allah (SWT).” The statement urged members of the public to remember him in their prayers, quoting the Holy Qur’an: “Surely, to Allah we belong, and to Him we will all return” (Q2:156).
The family added that the late Ojora is survived by his wife, Erelu Ojuolape Ojora, as well as his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. His burial is expected to take place in Lagos, following Islamic rites.
Born in 1932, Otunba Adekunle Ojora began his career as a journalist with the BBC in the early 1950s before moving into the corporate world. In 1962, he joined the United Africa Company (UAC) as an executive and later served as chairman of the board at AGIP Nigeria Limited from 1971 until its acquisition by Unipetrol in 2002.
Throughout his career, he was known for his investments in several foreign firms operating in Nigeria during the 1970s, contributing to the expansion of the country’s private sector and industrial development.
The family concluded the statement by calling on the public to pray for his soul, asking Allah to grant him “reprieve in the grave and a place in Aljannah Firdaus.”