Sir Dele Ige, an Ibadan-based businessman and younger brother of the slain Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Chief Bola Ige, is dead.
Sir Dele Ige 82 , slumped Saturday May 12 while making a speech at the 60th birtthday of Mr. Akin Ige.
The death of the octogenarian was confirmed by Muyiwa Ige, the son of the former minister, who is the Commissioner for Lands and Physical Planning in Osun State.
Muyiwa Ige said, “I can confirm that he is dead. But that is all that I can tell you for now. I heard that he slumped and died while trying to deliver a birthday speech. I am on my way to Ibadan. I can’t say much until I get to his residence.’’
When he was called about an hour later, he said, “But I can say that his death marked the end of a lineage of Ige family because he was the last man.”
When asked further what could have killed Sir Ige, he added, “ I am just getting to Ibadan now from Osun State. All I was told was that he slumped at my cousin’s birthday, Akin Ige. He slumped when he stood up to speak. That is what I have for now. I will soon go to his residence and see things for myself”.
When he slumped, the late Ige, was said to have been rushed to an undisclosed hospital where he was confirmed dead.