The Iroko tree has fallen: A tribute to Pa JOS Ayomike

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“A tree has fallen! A tree has fallen! The young man said to his father. The old man looked and walked in the direction of the fallen tree. This is not just a tree, he said to his son. This is the tree, the tree of all trees. This is the Iroko.”  – Anonymous

As one of the many who drank from Pa J. O. S. Ayomike’s fountain of knowledge, his death was shocking and devastating. He was a father, mentor, associate, confidant and leader.

Pa Ayomike

Pa Johnson Oritsegbubemi Sunday Ayomike, simply known as JOS Ayomike who passed on 4th of October, 2017 was born on 7th April, 1927 at Ogidigben in Ugborodo in the present day Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. He finished his primary school education at the First Baptist School, Sapele in 1945 and after a brief spell, went to the Government Teachers Training College, Abraka, where he obtained Teachers Grade II…



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