OBJ in Ikenne, asks God to stop death in Awo family

FORMER president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday paid a condolence visit to the Yeye Oodua, Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo in Ikenne, Ogun State, over the death of the publisher of Tribune titles, Chief Oluwole Awolowo.
Obasanjo, clad in white guine brocade, arrived the Ikenne home of the Awolowos around 8.51 a.m and was received by Mama HID Awolowo and Reverend (Mrs) Tola Oyediran and Dr Tokunbo Awolowo Dosumu.
The former president, who was accompanied by Dr Femi Majekodunmi and Otunba Oyewole Fashawe, held HID’s hands, with both looking directly into each other’s eyes for several seconds before he (Obasanjo) removed his cap and prayed for her and the entire Awolowo family.

Obasanjo, on his knees during the prayer said in Yoruba language “God we thank you because you know us more than we do. You know the beginning and the end of everything. Father, we thank you for the life of Mama and that of the departed soul. There is nothing you can do that we can question you because you’re the all in all. But because we’re mortal and blood runs in our veins we ask why? what is this? how did this happen? what is this? Lord comfort Mama, give her sound health for the rest of our life.
“We commit the children, grandchildren and the great grandchildren unto your care, be with them, protect them and enable Mama to still witness good things in their lives. We also pray that you will be with Mama and through your grace she will never experience the death of any of her children again. Let such things never befall this household again.
“Once again we pray that this house will not be uninhabitable, for everything that Papa and Mama had laboured for, we pray that they become imperishable, and grant Mama sound energy and health as you continue to be with the whole family in the name of Jesus.”
After the prayer, Mama HID told Chief Obasanjo that she has a word for him and then Obasanjo personally offered to wheel Mama back to her inner sitting room, where both talked before he signed the condolence register at the Efunyela Hall.
In the register, he wrote “may his gentle soul rest in peace.” In their different messages; Fashawe said “rest in peace, Wole,” while Majekodunmi has this to say of his friend of many years.
“I mourn a long-time loving friend. May your soul rest in peace.”