VP Sambo heads delegation to condole with Late Arisekola’s family

ABUJA (Office of the Vice President Report) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has led a top level Federal Government delegation to condole with the family of late religious leader and business mogul, Abdul-Azeez Arisekola Alao. 

The Vice President, who was in Ibadan on Sunday June 22, 2014 on behalf of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, eulogized the Late Aare Musulumi of Yoruba-land, whose death he described as a great loss not only to his family, but to the Government, the people of Oyo State and the country as a whole.  

Namadi Sambo said that the Late Arisekola was a devoted Muslim, who dedicated his God-given endowment to the service of humanity, praying Almighty Allah to grant him Aljannah Firdaus, while also praying Almighty Allah to bless the family that he had left behind and grant them the fortitude to bear the great loss. He implored Nigerians particularly the younger generation to emulate the exemplary life he led, maintaining that he was a very good man. “We have lost somebody that has served Islam, somebody that has done good deeds all his life. We pray Almighty Allah to continue to reward him with Aljannah Firdausi,” he espoused. 

The Vice President delivered President Jonathan’s condolence letters to the Government and family of the Late Arisekola Alao, who was also the Deputy Vice President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. The President in the letter said that he received the news of the death with deep sadness. He described the Late Arisekola Alao as a most accomplished businessman, respected religious leader and prominent philanthropist, whose several business concerns created jobs for numerous Nigerians. He also noted that the departed left a rich legacy on which people have been very proud of. He enjoined all those that he left behind to take solace in his accomplishments. 

Earlier in his address, the Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi (Senator) expressed gratitude to President Jonathan and the Nigeria people for their condolences. He said that the visit manifests the love and importance which the Government attaches to the deceased. 

While responding on behalf of the family, Isah Alao, one of the children of the Late Arisekola Alao expressed gratitude to the President and Nigerians for the warm and heart-felt love to their late father and his family, stressing that no amount of words can convey their appreciation. Present at the event were: the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Moses Adeyemo, Bode George, Philip Aduda, dignitaries and the deceased’s family.