Veteran poet, Ogundepo is dead

A seasoned Nigerian poet, Chief Alabi Ogundepo, is dead.

DAILY POST gathered that Ogundepo, a autochthonal of Saki successful Oyo State, died connected Monday astatine the property of 84.

The quality of his demise was announced by the household successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday.

Dupe Ogundepo-Falana, successful a connection made disposable to DAILY POST, described the deceased arsenic an icon whose contributions to Nigerian literate works would proceed to animate galore people.

“Funeral arrangements and different details volition beryllium announced by the household successful owed course.

“The household kindly requests privateness and prayers arsenic we travel to presumption with this irreparable loss,” helium said successful the statement.

Veteran poet, Ogundepo is dead