Ondo State commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Deji Falae has been buried in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

Mr. Falae’s burial was witnessed by his wife Mrs. Eseh Falae, and his children, Wuraola, Ayorinde  and Oreoluwa. The funeral service took place at St David’s Anglican Cathedral, Ijomu, Akure.

As his body was lowered, Mrs Falae was inconsolable.

Mr. Falae died in the tragic Associated Airline air crash that killed 15 people on October 3rd 2013. The Embraer EMB-120 aircraft with 20 people on board plunged to the ground shortly after take off from the local wing of the Murtala International Airport in Lagos.

The chartered flight was conveying the remains of former Ondo State, governor, Olusegun Agagu from Lagos to Akure.

Also in attendance was the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, his wife, Olukemi and the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon Dare Emiola