The Nation Newspaper Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, Dangote, others bid Akintola Williams farewell
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Ogun State counterpart, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, were among dignitaries at the funeral service of Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant and elder statesman, Chief Akintola Williams.
“To the country, we have lost an outstanding Nigerian, and for us in Lagos, we lost a big Lagosian. We will continue to have memories of the hospitable life that he lived. I will miss him personally. I believe he lived a good life.” He said: “Baba was an exceptional Nigerian because the Almighty God granted him the grace to live up to 104 years. I am not sure we know many Nigerians that lived that long.
“On behalf of the government and the entire people of Ogun State and my family, we commiserate, congratulate, and celebrate with the members of Baba’s immediate family and friends, the government and people of Lagos State and, of course, Nigeria. We pray that God Almighty will grant the family and well-wishers the heart to bear the colossal loss.”
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