Ex-Governor Olunloyo’s daughter, Kemi, disowns father in death

Kemi Olunloyo, daughter of late former Oyo State Governor, Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo, has declared that she is no longer part of the Olunloyo family following her father’s death on April 6.

“I am uploading video statements on my father’s death on TikTok. I am NOT part of the Olunloyo family anymore, and I told you that in 2024, that I will never return to Nigeria even if my parents died,” she said.

Olunloyo stated that she would not be accepting condolences, directing those who wish to offer condolences to her father’s Facebook page instead. “I am not accepting anybody’s condolences because I am not condoling with anybody. If you want to condole with my father on his death or his family, you need to go to,” she said.

She revealed that her father had allegedly ruined the family, subjecting them to emotional and physical torture during their childhood. “My father destroyed our family unit; my father tortured us as kids. He tortured us emotionally and physically. My father ruined the family unit,” she claimed.

Olunloyo also accused her father of being involved in occult practices, claiming that he was “into ‘juju’ heavily.” She stated, “My father was into occult practices and I called my father out on his 80th birthday. After I called him out, he went to Pastor (EA) Adeboye that he wanted to become born-again and he did.”

She attributed the family’s crises to her father’s marriage to Ronke Sonaike, a campaign worker during his 1983 governorship campaign, who later became Aderonke Omololu Olunloyo. “My mother married an intellectual, a man who got his Ph.D at 26 years old. And he turned into a polygamist,” she said.

Furthermore, Olunloyo claimed that her stepmother attempted to poison her mother, which nearly claimed her life. She also recalled an incident where her mother placed a miniature coffin under her stepbrother Olumide’s bed. “Ronke said it’s my mom that put it there,” she stated.

Olunloyo stated that she has forgiven her late father but emphasized that she will no longer be part of the Olunloyo family, as she had previously announced in 2024.

About Olunloyo

The late Olunloyo was a renowned Nigerian statesman, mathematician, and engineer who passed away on April 6, 2025, just nine days shy of his 90th birthday.

He was born on April 14, 1935, in Ibadan, Nigeria, and earned a PhD in Applied Mathematics and Number Theory from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, at 25.

He also graduated with First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering from the University of St Andrews.

Dr. Olunloyo served as the first Rector of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, and Kwara State Polytechnic, and held various positions, including Commissioner for Economic Development, Education, and Local Government in the Western Region. He became the first Ibadan-born Governor of Oyo State in 1983, serving for 90 days, and was appointed Chairman of the Western Nigerian Development Corporation (DC).

He held the titles of Balogun of Oyo and Otun Bobawesa of Ife, reflecting his cultural roots in the Yoruba community.

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