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State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has described the nationalist and Afenifere Chieftain, Pa Olaniwun Ajayi as a patriot to the core “whose unparalleled patriotism were obvious in all his actions and utterances at all times through to his last days”.
In a condolence message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Eni Akinsola, Governor Mimiko said he and the entire people of the state join millions of Nigerians home and abroad, to mourn the loss of a patriotic Nigerian, Pan-Yoruba leader and an enduring conscience of our nation.
Though advanced in age, Mimiko said Pa Olaniwun Ajayi, a nationalist and Afenifere/NADECO chieftain who passed on late on Thursday, his strength of character, focus and unparalleled patriotism were obvious in all his actions and utterances at all times through to his last days.
Though advanced in age, Mimiko said Pa Olaniwun Ajayi, a nationalist and Afenifere/NADECO chieftain who passed on late on Thursday, his strength of character, focus and unparalleled patriotism were obvious in all his actions and utterances at all times through to his last days.
He the late nationalist ” was passionate about the Nigerian enterprise and even more passionate about the place of the Yoruba nation in it, while at all times he made a success of his numerous private business endeavours.”
Mimiko said he finds it right to, in the face of this huge loss, to “join other Nigerians in celebrating this great man, for in truth, occasions like this call for celebration of the remarkable, indelible and unforgettable deeds of the departed, who lived and died well”.
He said his thoughts are with the immediate family, the larger Afenifere Family, the Yoruba nation and the Nigerian State, adding that , “For in this death, we have lost a part of our present to our history.” the Governor said.
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