There were outbursts of emotions on Monday night as the remains of the late Lagos East Senator Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo were interred in his Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State home.
Osinowo, popularly called Pepperito, died in Lagos earlier that day and was conveyed to Ijebu-Ode for burial according to Islamic injunctions.Family members, friends, politicians and associates broke down in tears as the body of the former lawmaker was interred around 11 p.m.The family yesterday explained why the interment could not hold earlier.
The son chose a location under the shade of a luscious plant at the western side of his father’s home at 85, Molipa Express in Ijebu-Ode.In a video that has gone viral, he said: “He just created us without notice and He will take us away without notice, because He did not sign an agreement with us. This is our first year anniversary in this chamber. Many have died within the last one year.
The senator representing Ekiti Central, Opeyemi Bamidele, said Oshinowo’s flamboyance, meekness, strong political savviness and immeasurable generosity would be sorely missed by his constituents and the people of Lagos.
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