Veteran Musician, ‘Eko O Gba Gbere’ Crooner, Chris Ajilo Dies at 90

Veteran musician and producer, Pa Chris Ajilo has died. He was 90.

The musician died on Saturday morning after he was rushed to Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesha where he died.

Ajilo songs include, ‘Eko Gba Gbere’, ‘Ariwo’ and ‘Emi Mimo’.

He is the last of generation of veterans like Victor Olaiya, Bobby Benson and others that formed the Nigerian Union of Musician, the first guild for musicians.

Ajilo was also a producer for polygraph turned Polygram Records who produced several albums notably Chief Olisa Osadebe’s Osondu Owendi.

Pa Christopher Ajilore hails from Ijebu-Ijesa.