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Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, Southwestern, Nigeria has declared that the state and the entire country will miss the late Chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo.
The governor stated this at the Sagamu-inter-change area of the state, where he officially received the remains of the late matriarch of the Awolowo family.
The remains of Mama was brought in a grey Mercedes hearse, with number plate TOS 9.
The hearse alongside other vehicles in a convoy arrived the inter-change area at exactly 3:30pm.
Amosun, who was accompanied by members of executive council after today’s executive council meeting where they all paid glowing tributes to the woman, described the late HID Awolowo as good and caring mother that would not only be missed by the people of the state, but the entire country.
According to him, “Today, we are celebrating a mother in a million. We never knew the preparation we were making for her Centenary birthday would turn out this way.
“We will still celebrate her Centenary. She was an example of a good and a caring mother. An example of what a grandmother and great-grandmother should be.
“A woman of inestimable value, and determination. She was steadfast behind her husband. The people of Ogun state and the entire Nigeria will miss her.”
Amosun said the late HID Awolowo faced challenges, one of which was the incarceration of her late husband, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, but she bore them all and took charge of the home front.
The governor further disclosed that the late matriarch of the Awolowo family had laid good examples for many generations, and her passage was worth celebrating.
“Mama had laid good examples for many of us. Until 25th November when she will be buried, we will keep on celebrating her,” Amosun declared. …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
