Well-known Islamic singer Rukayat Gawat-Oyefeso is useless.
The Senior Particular Assistant on New Media to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, introduced Rukayat’s dying on Tuesday.
Mr Gawat, a member of the family of the late singer, confirmed the information on his X account.
He tweeted: “Certainly we belong to Allah, and certainly to Him we are going to return.”
Moreover, Gboyega Akosile, Governor Sanwo-Olu’s Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, confirmed Rukayat’s dying on his X account.
Mr Akosile wished the late singer an everlasting relaxation. He wrote: “Ina lillahi waina ilaehi rajiun” Might the Almighty Allah, who’s the giver and taker of life, console the household of my expensive brothers Jubril Gawat and Taofeek Gawat on the demise of our beloved sister, Rukayat.
“Might Aljannah Firdaus be her everlasting dwelling. Might Allah grant you the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”
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On the time of this report, the reason for the singer’s dying stays unknown.
Background
Late Rukayat was married to Shakiri Oyefeso.
In 2016, Metropolis Folks Leisure and IMAN honoured her with the title of Finest Feminine Islamic Musician.
The late singer was the daughter of fashionable broadcaster and Islamic presenter Rasaq Aremu Gawat, who went lacking in 2017.
Identified for her fashionable music ‘Ijo Ope,’ Rukayat informed the Punch newspaper in 2017 that her father’s disappearance was a driving power behind her musical success.
The late singer, raised by her grandmother in Isale-Eko, Lagos State, started her musical profession as a youngster however turned an expert in 2016.
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Late Rukayat albums embody ‘Imole’, ‘My Father’, ‘Aye Le’, and ‘Ogbe Okan’ others whereas her fashionable songs embody ‘Agbokol’ori’, ‘Arinakore’, ‘Iyawo Obun’, ‘Ramadan Kareem’ that includes 20 Islamic musicians and Nollywood actors (that includes 20 Islamic musicians and Nollywood actors), Alao Jowu Jowu ft Sule Alao Malaika, Odun Ayo ft Sefiu Alao, Temitope and Ogo TunTun.
In 2019, Rukayat informed Punch newspaper that she would moderately go away the music business than transition to secular music.
Along with her musical profession, Rukayat ventured into entrepreneurship, establishing a enterprise producing bottled water and ice blocks.
As of press time, the late singer has been laid to relaxation in keeping with Muslim rites. Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh, an Alfa introduced this on Fb.
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