Renowned Yoruba poet, playwright Olanrewaju Adepoju, is dead

Renowned Yoruba poet, playwright Olanrewaju Adepoju, is dead

 

Renowned Yoruba poet, playwright Olanrewaju Adepoju, is dead

Renowned Yoruba poet, playwright and author, Olanrewaju Adepoju has died at the age of 83.

He died around 7.00pm on Sunday in his home in Ibadan, Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria.

His demise was announced by his son,  Adejare Adepoju on Sunday evening.

Adepoju was a Yoruba poet, playwright, author and social crusader who used the power of his poetry to influence successive government policies.

He wrote Sagba Dewe, Ironu Akewi, Orirun Yoruba, among others.

In the dark days of the Military regime, Adepoju was a force to be reckoned with as many of his songs centered on correcting societal ills and unfavorable government policies.

His genre of Ewi warned, criticized and also entertained his followers.

Adepoju, a native of Oyo State lost his sight few years ago before finally succumbing to the cold hands of death today.

The output of his deep imagination and vision of poetry with the development of his creative consciousness are already being curated in books and musicals forms for posterity.

He will forever be remembered for his contribution to poetry in Nigeria.