By Abiola Olawale
The burial date of late elder statesman and Second Republic governor of Kwara State, Chief Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo, has officially been unveiled.
The final burial ceremony for Adebayo has been slated for October 11, 2025.
This was disclosed on Wednesday by family representatives in the Oke-Onigbin community, located in the Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The chosen date, according to the family, was agreed upon following consultations with key stakeholders, including officials at both the federal and state levels.
The New Diplomat reports that this comes after Adebayo passed away last Wednesday at the age of 84 in his Abuja residence.
Born on February 24, 1941, in Igbaja, Kwara State, Chief Adebayo, popularly known as C.O. has had a career spanning several decades.
Adebayo’s political journey began as Kwara State’s Commissioner for Education, Information, and Home Affairs, respectively, from 1975 to 1978, where he was credited for spearheading reforms that uplifted the state’s educational and human capital development.
In 1979, Adebayo moved on to become a senator under the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN). He was a staunch Awoist and later an ardent leader of the pro-democracy movement(NADECO) during the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential elections won by Late Chief M.K. O. Abiola.
He later served, from 2003 to 2007, as Minister of Communications, Transportation, and Works under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
