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OPEN APPRECIATION TO OYO STATE GOVERNOR AND WELL WISHERS ON THE TRANSITION OF OUR BROTHER, HUSBAND AND FATHER RT HON KEHINDE OLATUNJI AYOOLA (JAN 14, 1965- MAY 14, 2020)
On behalf of the entire Ayoola family of Ile Jagun Omosalewa, Apaara, Oyo, Oyo East Local Government, this is to express our gratitude and appreciation to His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde and his entire cabinet for their condolences, time, tributes, resources in cash and in kind towards the conduct of a befitting State Burial accorded to the late Rt. Honourable Kehinde Olatunji Ayoola, Oyo State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources who answered the call of God on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the age of 55 years.
We appreciate His Excellency for approving the conduct of a State Burial for the departed. We thank the Excellency for the benefaction already announced to assist the children of our late brother concerning their education and for future programs aimed at immortalizing our departed brother. We thank the entire members of Oyo State Executive Council for being involved in the programs of activities designed to honour our brother. In particular, we thank Barrister Lawal, the Commissioner for Special Duties who served as the Chairman of the Burial Committee. We appreciate the excellent arrangements put in place by the committee.
We appreciate the numerous colleagues of our late brother in politics, his colleagues in social organisations, school mates, fellow congregants in New Covenant Church, Apata Main Centre where he served as an elder and an Associate Pastor, members and Chairmen of the Oyo East Local government, Atiba Local Government, Oyo West Local Government, Afijio Local Governments and all the Local Development Areas within Oyo and its environment. We appreciate Oyo Global forum for organizing a befitting night of tribute and service of songs for our late brother.
We must in particular thank the POLITICS forum. A forum that consists of many distinguished professionals, politicians and social analysts for their show of love, condolences in cash and in kind and for spending much time on making sure that we stand on our feet during the dark hour. We appreciate the short biblical exhortation by Evangelist Mubo Ayeni presented during the visit of the Forum delegates. We also thank the four Chairmen of Local Governments in Oyo for organizing many prayer sessions conducted at Apaara area, Oyo and also in our father’s compound, Jagun Compound Apaara Oyo.
We thank our senior brothers and fathers in the entire Jagun Omosalewa Compound Apaara, Oyo for standing by us while we mourn the sudden departure of our brother. We thank the former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi for his open letter of condolence to the family. It is our prayers that sudden and untimely death will be far away from all our well wishers in the mighty name of Jesus.
We deeply appreciate numerous condolence visits and letters of condolence. In particular we appreciate condolences from the leadership of the Oyo State House of Assembly and the conduct of a befitting valedictory session for him at the floor of the Assembly where he once served as Speaker in 1999 at the inception of the 4th Republic. We thank the current Speaker, the Rt. Hon. Adebo Edward Ogundoyin for his moving Tribute. We appreciate the Tribute in memory of our departed brother by the Rt. Hon Asimiyu Alarape, a colleague of our brother in the 4th Assembly.
We thank Hon Emmanuel Adelowo, another colleague of our brother in the 4th Assembly. We appreciate the Clerk of the House Ms F.F. Oyediran for her involvement in the organisation of a befitting program for our departed brother and for numerous calls and visits while the program lasted. We appreciate the letter of condolence sent by the Forum of the Honourable Members of the 5th and 6th Assemblies led by the Rt. Hon Chief Moroof Atilola the Chairman and Hon Ogundoke Dele Hassan, the Secretary of the Forum. We cannot fail to mention the condolence letter by the Elder Stateman Chief S. Olu Falae, CFR, GCON.
We appreciate you daddy, God bless you and yours in Jesus name. We thank and appreciate the Former Executive Governor of Oyo state, Otunba (Dr) Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, JP; PSC, for his words of encouragement conveyed in the letter of condolence. We appreciate the letter of Condolence written by Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo, Old Students Association signed by the General Secretary, Okeronbi Adewale. We appreciate the condolences by Agrokorps 2020 Nationwide, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency.
We thank the Vice Chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede who signed the condolence letter on behalf Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. We thank the Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka for his visits, condolences and supports in many ways during the trying period. We cannot forget the condolences by Seyi Voters Vanguard, Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria and Makanjuola Layout Landlords, Ladies and Resident Association. We appreciate you all.
We also put on records with gratitude condolence visits by a delegate from Mathematics Department University of Ibadan which included Dr Mrs Laide Ajayi, Professor Mrs Olabisi Ugbebor, Dr Michael Eniolowafe, Dr Peter Arawomo and many young colleagues. We appreciate the calls made by many professors from the University of Ibadan including Professor GOS Ekhaguere, and Professor Akinola of Mathematics Department, OAU, Ile Ife. We appreciate tremendously, the visit of the Executive members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) University of Ibadan Branch led by the Chairman Professor Ayoola Akinwole and the former Chairman Professor Deji Omole.
We must mention Dr Gani Adeniran who took time to visit my home and that of our departed brother at Apata area and many of our other colleagues at Universities of Ibadan and OAU Ile Ife too numerous to be mentioned are hereby appreciated. Executive members of Ibadan Council of Regions of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries led by Pastor Adeyinka Adejobi are appreciated for their visits and prayers for the entire family. All congregational members of Region 5, Region 32, Bodija Zonal Headquarters of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Tentmakers Pastoral Ministry that either visited or called upon hearing of the sad incident are appreciated. We pray that multiples of those effectual and fervent prayers that you offered on our behalf shall manifest in your lives and families in Jesus name. Evil news of sudden and untimely deaths shall not be your portion in Jesus name. Amen.
It remains a great shock for us in the family to come to the reality that our brother, Rt. Hon Kehinde Ayoola, JP, our uncle, son, husband, father, cousin, according to his relationship to each one of us had left us. He was undoubtedly a shining star in our family. He was one person who was heavily talented by God and obviously had a destiny to fulfil in our land. But unfortunately, many hopes and expectations occasioned by his distinguished political records and activities capped by his top position in Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration suddenly went to an eclipse. But we take solace in the fact that he came and made formidable impact in our generation.
He truly lifted to an enviable standard our late father Papa Samson Ayoola’s political legacy. Everyone that he came across during his political journey testifies to his political sagacity, unrivaled capacity to record events and marshal his points clearly and unequivocally in political gatherings or at meetings. No wonder that his sudden transition shocked many people. All of us from the family mourn him. We take consolation in the fact that not only that he knew Christ while alive, his numerous colleagues in politics led by His Excellency Governor Seyi Makinde appreciate his hardwork, dedication and loyalty to his political leaders. He put everything he had into the assignment given to him as Commissioner for Environment in the present administration.
As the book of I Thessalonians 4: 13-18 admonishes us, not to sorrow as unbelievers, we shall meet again at the feet of Christ. We comfort ourselves and all our well-wishers with these words.
Thank you all.
Professor Ezekiel Olusola Ayoola
On Behalf of Ayoola Family
