•Presents gifts to over 500 widows, other women
By Folasade Oduwale
Chief Mrs Tina Ogundoyin, the wife of late Eruwa business mogul, Chief Adeseun Ogundoyin, has presented foodstuff, clothes and cash to 1,000 widows and women drawn from Eruwa and Lanlate in Ibarapa East Local Government, as part of a programme to commemorate the 30th year remembrance of her late husband.
The programme was held at the OriOke palatial mansion of late Ogundoyin in Eruwa.
The deceased, who was the father of the current Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, died on June 18, 1991.
Chief Mrs Ogundoyin said this year’s remembrance programme was unique, hence her decision to make more people happy as was the practice of her late husband during his lifetime.
“It was just like yesterday. Thirty years ago, the man of the people, the true son of Ibarapaland, a loving and caring husband and father, passed away. I still miss my husband greatly, though I take solace in the fact that he lived a fulfilled life and he is resting in the bosom of our Lord.
“We have not deviated from his idea and principle of ‘my people first.’ We will always follow his footsteps of service to the people.
“This was why I decided to present gifts to over 500 women and widows in Ibarapa East Local Government. My late husband was an easy going and accessible person who was ever ready to extend hands of love and fellowship to the people.
“This we will continue to do, to keep his memory alive and to uphold his legacy,” Ogundoyin said.
The wife, who is the Iyaloja of Ibarapaland, assured the people that the family of late Chief Ogundoyin would always make themselves available for the peace and development of the entire zone.
At a joint prayer session for the repose of the soul of the deceased, Rev. M.O Ayoola of First Baptist Church , Anko, Eruwa, and Alhaji Moshood Oladele of Anko Central Mosque, Eruwa, urged the family and the entire people of Eruwa to live a life worthy of emulation.
The two clerics described late Ogundoyin as a beacon of hope for the people during his sojourn on the mother earth.
The 30 years remembrance programme also featured a visit to the tomb of the late business mogul by his children and family members, including the Speaker, Hon. Ogundoyin, his other siblings, Adesoji, Adetoye and Aderemi Ogundoyin.
At a separate programme held at Eruwa Town Hall, the Speaker presented similar gifts to over 1,000 widows, the indigent, and people with special needs.
