Senate Mourns Fasoranti, Seeks Institution In His Honour

The Senate has mourned former Afenifere chief, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, who died on October 20, 2026, on the age of 100, resolving to suggest that an academic establishment be named after him.

The decision adopted a movement moved by Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, representing Ondo Central, who described the late elder statesman as a dedicated nationalist whose contributions to schooling, democracy and political improvement would stay indelible.

Born on May 11, 1926, in Akure, Ondo State, Fasoranti had a distinguished profession in schooling and politics. He established Omooluorogbo Nursery and Primary School and Akure High School, contributing to academic improvement within the state.

The Senate additionally recalled his affiliation with the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, his position as a founding member of the defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD) and his emergence as chief of Afenifere after the dying of Pa Abraham Adesanya.

Fasoranti served as Ondo State Commissioner for Finance beneath the administration of the late Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin between 1979 and 1983. He was additionally concerned within the battle in opposition to navy rule and the marketing campaign for the restoration of democratic governance.

Seconding the movement, Senator Olajide Ipinsagba, representing Ondo North, described Fasoranti’s dying as a major loss to the state, recalling his position in resolving disputes amongst youths, elders and different teams.

“He was always there to resolve problems within the youth, within the elders and among all parties concerned in any dispute. But today we have lost him,” Ipinsagba mentioned.

He likened the lack of the elder statesman to the destruction of a repository of data, saying: “His death is like a burnt library to all the people in the State because of the knowledge that we tapped from him.”

The Senate adopted three prayers: observing a minute of silence in his honour, sending a delegation to convey its condolences to his household and the individuals of Ondo State, and recommending that an academic establishment be named after him in recognition of his contributions to schooling in Yoruba land.