Roll call of dignitaries as Gov Ahmed buries mother in-law
It was a roll call of who is who as the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed buried his mother in-law in the far away Ibadan, the largest city in West Africa and capital of Oyo State.
Representative of the wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari and the wife of the former Chief of Army Staff, Hajia Maryam Salihu Ibrahim and wife of the Senate President, Barrister Toyin Saraki were among dignitaries that graced the occasion. Others in attendance included; wives of Governors of Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kogi, Edo, wife of former governors of Lagos and Osun States and former Deputy Governor of Lagos state.
Some other dignitaries at the event included the Kwara State Deputy Governor, Elder Peter Kisira; Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly; former Minister of Sports, Alhaji Bolaji Abdullahi; former Governor, Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola; former Oyo Deputy Governor, Taofeeq Arapaja.
Some members of the National Assembly, state executive council, Local Government Chairmen and top government functionaries including Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Dr. Rhoda Ajiboye; her counterparts in the Ministry of Works, Alhaji Amuda Alabi and General Services, Governor's Office Alhaji A. R. Ayinla.
Others were executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kwara chapter, General Managers of parastatals including the General Manager, The Herald Newspapers, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Adebayo, the General Manager, Radio Kwara, Alhaji Abdulateef Adebowale Adedeji, the General Manager, KWASSA, Alhaji Ahmed Olufadi, General Manager, KWARMA, Engineer Baba Jibril, friends and family of the late Mrs. Janet Monilola Akinleye.
Bodija Estate Baptist Church, Ibadan, venue of the funeral and outing services for late mother of wife of the Kwara State Governor, Mrs. Janet Monilola Akinleye was filled to capacity with these dignitaries who came from far and near. In his remark, Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed charged the family to let the way of life of the late Mrs. Akinleye be their guiding principle.
The governor said the deceased lived a fulfilled life and charged the family not to mourn but celebrate her good life. Governor Ahmed also prayed God to continue to guide those she left behind on the straight path.
Earlier in his sermon, officiating minister, Reverend Olu Olajide charged people to shun worldly affairs and be more concerned about the day of reckoning. He charged those in position of authority to learn from those who were no longer in power to understand the vanity of life.
Reverend Olajide urged them not to abuse the privilege God had given them and to remember no soul shall take anything to heaven when death comes. The remains of the deceased was later committed to mother earth in Oba cemetery in the suburb of Ibadan amidst wails and tears.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Oladipo Akanmu Tolani Christopher Odetunde Kwara State Geographic Information Service Abdulrazaq Magaji Kwasu Bluenile Associates Wahab Kunle Shittu Christian Association Of Nigeria Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen Assayomo Ganiyu Abolarin Ayobami Seriki Saka Abimbola Isau Muhammed Akanbi Iqra Books Fatimoh Lawal Elerin Of Adanla Yahaya Abdulkareem Bureau Of Lands Olatunji Bamgbola Otoge Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Moses Salami IYA YUSUF Dauda Adesola Yusuf Ali Ado Ibrahim Ambassador Kayode Laro Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Chief Imam Of Ilorin Opobiyi Suleiman Ajadi Omoniyi M. Ayinla Kayode Zubair Budo Egba IQRA College Kawu Baraje Sarah Jubril Ajakaye Ilesha Gwanara Road Mohammed Lawal Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata Azeez Salawu Fatimat Saliu Nigeria Computer Society Vasolar Consultoria Bayer AG Abdullahi Biffo Kwara Basketball Association Hajj Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Rafiu Ibrahim Ijakadi Kwara Metro Park Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road Abdulraheem Yusuf International Aviation College Raji AbdulRasaq Akume Sadiq Buhari Rapheal Ashaolu Nnazua Ilofa Neuropsychiatric Hospital Garuba Alikinla Shittu Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir Illyasu Abdullahi Onilupeju Of Ilupeju SWAN Hamid Bobboyi Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye Mukhtar Shagaya Fatai Olodo Amuda Bembe Olokoba

