Members of the family of the
former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu, have insisted that they
will go ahead with the arrangements for his interment despite the plane
crash on Thursday.
The Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party in Ondo State, Mr. Ebenezer Alabi, made this known
on Thursday in Akure just as a member of the Agagu family,
Chief Sehindemi Oguntoye, said the community had
premonition that a tragedy would occur before the
burial of the former governor.
Alabi said, “We have just
consulted with the family and it has been decided that they would go ahead with
the burial. This is more so that his son, the
son-in-law and (Chief Olusegun) Obasanjo’s son survived the crash.
“We are also aware that the casket
bearing Agagu’s body was not affected by the crash.”
He quoted the family as saying,
“while we sympathise with the families of those who
lost their loved ones in the crash, we will go ahead with the
burial.”
The interment was scheduled for
Friday (today) at his home town in Iju-Odo, Okitipupa Local Government
Area.
Agagu’s kinsman, Chief
Oguntoye, who is also the Ojomo of Osooroland, told the News Agency of Nigeria in
Iju-Odo, that the family held a prayer session after it was warned
of an impending tragedy before the burial.
He said, “The community had
been informed of an impending tragedy and the community had held a vigil
to avert it. The vigil even ended today (Thursday).
“It was a big tragedy for Iju-Odo
community. We had before the death of Dr. Agagu lost our traditional ruler, and
now a plane crash which involves our loved ones.’’
He, however, urged the community to
be fervent in prayers to prevent further tragedies.
The residents of the community
were in pensive mood, with many of them gathering in front of their houses
discussing the incident.
St. Paul’s Anglican Church,
Iju-Odo has been and renovated for the burial service scheduled for
Friday while major roads leading into the town had been
rehabilitated.
The grave where Agagu
will be buried in the church cemetery has also been decorated
to give him a befitting farewell.
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So if u thank God that Agagu's son ,ur son -inlaw and obasanjo's son survived d crash,d others are sacrificial lambs abi?may that statement not land u in trouble mr family member.
ReplyDeleteThat is to tell you human life has no value to those that dines with the devil.
ReplyDeleteWhen he was alive St Paul's Anglican Church was not renovated but for his dead body to attend church service, the church is been renovated. Let us be careful in life becos once a man dies, it is finished. There is nothing again that can be done again to earn him salvation. A good name not earned while alive cannot be earned in death!
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