President Goodluck Jonathan,
yesterday, paid a condolence visit to Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos
State, over the death of his father, Pa Ademola Fashola.
Pa Fashola, 80, died Monday after a
brief illness.
Jonathan was was accompanied by
the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Ministers of Petroleum,
Information, Trade and Investment Sports and Chairman of National Sports
Commission, NSC, Mr. Muhammed Adoke;
Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Mr. Labaran Maku, Mr. Olusegun Aganga
and Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi, respectively.
The Chief Imam of Abuja, Central
Mosque, Alhaji Musa Muhammed, who was in the presidential team, led
the prayer session at the State House, Marina, during the short visit.
Speaking, President Jonathan
described the death of Pa Fashola, as very sad, saying, “I know that this is
the period that we need his presence, most especially, as a parent that will
assist one in handling a number of responsibilities. That was why I told my
Chief of Staff that we must pay a visit to the Governor, his wife and the
entire family.
“It is a sad event for you (Fashola)
to have lost your father at this point. But we must also thank God for the life
that he had lived. We were indeed happy that your father though he had left us
at a very painful moment, he also lived a fulfilled life.
“He lived to maturity. But most
especially, he had been able to replace himself tenfold before departing. You
(Fashola) and your siblings are still with us. So many people didn’t have the
opportunity of replacing themselves before they departing this world.”
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