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By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta
President Bola Tinubu, connected Wednesday, described Chief Victoria Abiodun, parent of Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, arsenic a pathfinder. He said she made affirmative impacts connected the lives of children successful Ogun State, the Southwest and crossed the country.
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President Tinubu stated this astatine the 90th day solemnisation of the Abiodun’s matriarch, held astatine St James Anglican Church, Iperu successful Ikenne Local Government Area of the state.
The President, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, noted that the celebrant arsenic an pedagogue spent a ample portion of her beingness moulding and mentoring the younger generations that had contributed immensely to federation building.
Roll call
Among the attendees were Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; Reps Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas; Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele; Senator Adams Oshiomhole; the politician of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his Oyo counterpart, Mr. Seyi Makinde; Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State; Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti; Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrasaq of Kwara State, and Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State.
Also contiguous were erstwhile President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; erstwhile politician of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba; erstwhile Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State; erstwhile Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, and erstwhile Speaker of House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole.
Members of national and states assemblies, and accepted rulers led by the Ooni of ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, were besides successful attendance.
The lawsuit was besides attended by captains of industry, including Group Managing Director, First Bank PLC , Mr. Segun Alebiosun; Executive Chairman, FIRS, Dr Zacch Adedeji; erstwhile Group Managing Director (GMD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Bank Plc, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede.
Tinubu
Describing Chief (Mrs.) Abiodun arsenic a bully Christian, President Tinubu said her beingness would proceed to animate her household and different families successful the State, adding that the ample fig of radical that turned retired to observe her astatine the gathering was a testament to her resilience and emotion for mankind.
He said: “Governor Dapo Abiodun has continued to beforehand the sanction of the household successful the state done his enactment for the enthronement of bully governance successful the country.”
In his remarks, Governor Abiodun described his parent arsenic an embodiment of occurrence who played an important relation successful the beingness of her children.
The politician noted that her hard work, religion successful God, resilience, and a beingness of selflessness, had helped her children to beryllium palmy successful life.
Thanking God for sparing his mother’s beingness to timepiece 90 years successful dependable health, the politician said she was greatly supportive of his precocious father, noting that the celebrant would proceed to service arsenic an inspiration to her children.
The Bishop of Remo Anglican Diocese, Most Reverend Olusina Fape, admonished the celebrant to re-dedicate her beingness to the work of God arsenic she celebrates her 90 years birthday.
Delivering a sermon with the theme; “The Grateful Heart Receives More Blessings from God,” Most Reverend Fape said the celebrant should convey God for being live to witnesser the solemnisation of her 90th birthday, urging her to forgive those that had wronged her and amusement emotion to radical astir her.
The clergyman, speechmaking from Luke section 1 verse 46 to 49, said the beingness of the pistillate could beryllium likened to that of Holy Mary who gave commencement to Jesus arsenic Chief Mrs. Abiodun gave commencement to Prince Dapo Abiodun, who raised the sanction of the household arsenic the fig 1 national of the Gateway state.
He described the celebrant arsenic a devoted and committed Christian who had done a batch successful the vineyard of God, noting that her generosity has made her to beryllium chosen arsenic the Iya Egbe Bishop of the church
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