Musiliat Falade, mother of the Head of Media and External Relations of the United Bank for Africa, Ramon Nasir, is dead.

PUNCH Online gathered that Falade died at the age of 86 on Thursday morning.

She was the Iya-Oba of Imasayi Kingdom, Yewa, Ogun State.

According to a statement signed on Thursday by Nasir on behalf of the family, the deceased had been on admission at Duchess International Hospital, Lagos.

The deceased has since been buried according to Islamic rites at her residence in Oredola Estate, Okepadi, Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The statement read in part: “Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajiun. Our matriarch is gone! It is with deepest regret and total submission to the will of the Almighty that the families of Falade, Kuoye, Nasir and Rasaq announce the passing away of our mother and the matriarch of our families, Musiliat Amoke, popularly known as Olowoletiasho.

“She passed on this morning at Duchess International Hospital. She was 86 years. Until her demise, she was the Iya-Oba of Imasayi Kingdom, Yewa, Ogun State.”

Late Falade was renowned for her business acumen, religiosity and community development. She was installed the Yeye Oba of Imasayi in 2021 following the installation of Oba Olalekan Kuoye as the Olu of Imasayi Kingdom.

Earlier in 2018, friends, family members and well-wishers had gathered in Ado-Odo Ota to mark the 80thbirthday of Mrs Falade, even as dignitaries including publicists, journalists and financial experts graced the occasion. (The PUNCH)