The broadcaster who was also an award-winning sportsman died after suffering from stroke for the third time within three years.
Family sources said the veteran broadcaster was over 75 years of age.
One of the daughters of the deceased, Moyo Oyatogun, who is also a broadcaster with Star FM, Lagos, told journalists on Monday that he was in coma for four days before he passed on.
Commenting on his last moment, Moyo Oyatogun said: “We can’t really talk much about his last moments because he had been in a coma since Monday. He was in the same state till Friday when he eventually died.”
Moyo, who noted that Oyatogun gave up the ghost at a specialist hospital in Gbagada, Lagos, said the family hopes that the funeral programme would be completed in the next two weeks because they do not want the body to remain too long in the morgue.
Moyo noted that apart from the ordeals her father suffered as a stroke victim, he was not very happy at the point of his death.
“He was not happy about the fact that he put in 43 years of service in the development of sports in the country but was not duly recognised. He was in the vanguard of the development of volleyball and basketball. At the time of his challenges, he felt he was really forgotten.
“He fought hard to ensure that the National Stadium in Lagos was thrown open to people who wanted to train. He believed that a stadium should not be under lock and key once a major event is not happening there. He said the stadium should not just be for people having social events.”
While calling for a posthumous honour for her dad, Moyo, whose sister, Mofe Oyatogun, is also a broadcaster, said the family was taking the loss as an act of God.
According to her, it is painful that despite all the efforts made and money spent on the ailment, Oyatogun did not survive it.
Source, Daily SUN
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