Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has mourned the demise of Chief (Mrs.) Adenike Ebun Oyagbola, the primary feminine minister of cupboard rank in Nigeria.
Chief Oyagbola handed away on the age of 94 on Friday.
Abiodun, in a condolence message on Saturday, stated the lifetime of the deceased politician exemplified shrewdness, braveness, humility, and a robust will and fervour for service.
The governor added that the late Iyalode of Yewaland paved an enviable path for African ladies to observe within the quest for gender equality and the energetic participation of ladies in politics.
He, subsequently, prayed for the repose of her soul and for her household to have the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.
“I wish to commiserate with the folks and the complete household of Akinola of Igan-Alade in Yewa North Native Authorities over the passing of their illustrious daughter and a superb ambassador of our expensive state, Chief Adenike Oyagbola, who made us proud within the Second Republic as the primary feminine minister of cupboard rank.
“We thank God for her eventful and wonderful years of service to humanity as a number one politician and celebrated diplomat of excessive reputation.
“Might God Almighty relaxation her soul and proceed to guard her pretty household,” Abiodun stated.
In the identical vein, Senator Solomon Adeola, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, who’s also referred to as Yayi, has expressed unhappiness over the demise of Chief (Mrs.) Adenike Ebunoluwa Oyagbola is a foremost trailblazer and distinguished daughter of the Ogun West Senatorial District.
In a press release made obtainable by his media adviser, Chief Kayode Odunaro, in Abeokuta, the state capital, Adeola said that Mrs. Oyagbola hailed from Igan-Alade in Yewa North LGA of Ogun West Senatorial District and had the pioneering honor of being Nigeria’s first feminine cupboard minister between 1979 and 1983 as Minister of Nationwide Planning.
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“I acquired the information of the passage of one of many foremost ladies in Ogun State historical past with unhappiness. Ma Oyagbola was not solely an amazing girl of advantage and a loving mom to her youngsters but additionally a job mannequin to many as a public servant, a federal minister, and an envoy of Nigeria on the worldwide stage. She might be tremendously missed,” the senator said.
Senator Adeola famous that the passing of Madam Oyagbola isn’t solely an amazing loss to her instant household, Ogun West Senatorial District, and Ogun State but additionally to Nigeria, including that she was a mannequin of a lady youngster rising to the highest with nice accomplishments.
The Ogun West senator prayed for the peaceable repose of the soul of the deceased and for fortitude for the instant household to bear the irreparable loss.
