Buhari, Gov Abiodun mourn Awolowo’s daughter

Peter Moses, Abeokuta & Muideen Olaniyi

President Muhammadu Buhari and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun have mourned Mrs Tola Oyediran, eldest daughter of the late Premier of the Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo who died yesterday.

Our correspondent reports that the governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun in a statement yesterday, mourned her demise, describing the deceased as an embodiment of humility and virtues.

A statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, said’ “She was also a great Nigerian in her right and stood as a rock of Gibraltar behind her very successful medical doctor husband and former Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Prof A.BO. Oyediran. Her successes as a home-maker cannot but be an irreparable loss to her immediate and extended family members and indeed a very painful exit for them.

In the same vein, President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of late PChief Obafemi Awolowo, over the passing of Mrs Tola Oyediran.

President Buhari, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, also condoled with friends and associates of Mrs Oyediran, particularly her only surviving sister, Mrs Tokunbo Awolowo, over the sad loss.