Erelu Abiola Dosunmu Not Erelu Abiola Dosunmu Fernandez is dead. Born in 1935, she reportedly passed on after a brief illness on the 1st of January 2014. She was first installed by HRM Oba Adeyinka Oyekan as Adele Erelu upon the demise of former Erelu in 1983 and installed as the substantive Erelu in 1984.She has been described as The Legitimate and Authentic Traditional Erelu of Lagos, a courageous leader,a Martyr , hope for the Hopeless, emancipator, voice of the voiceless, Mother of Chiefs, Kings & Queens and Mother of all Mothers. Until her death, she was the Erelu Iledi Osugbo of Lagos,The Erelu of Lagos,The Iyalode of Surulere and The Yeye-Oba of Ilara-Remo.
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