Olubadan Truly Served God And Humanity, Died After Holy Communion ~ Priest

The Provost of St Peter’s Cathedral, Aremo, Ibadan, the Very Reverend Dr Wale Adebuji, who was one of the early callers, said he came to administer the weekly Holy Communion on the late Olubadan on Tuesday morning only to be told of his death in the night.

Rev Adebuji said :”I came around yesterday (Tuesday) to administer the weekly holy communion which I usually gave Kabiyesi every Tuesday. After the programme, he waved me goodbye in Yoruba language (O dabo). But I was surprised to hear in the evening that he had joined the saints.”

He then wrote in the condolence register: “We thank God for a fulfilled life lived by Kabiyesi. He actually and truly served God and humanity. May he rest in perfect peace.”

Princess Yemi Showunmi, the eldest daughter of the late Olubadan, said her father’s unfulfilled dream is the non-creation of Ibadan State.

“My father had many dreams for Ibadanland, but the only one he did not achieve was the creation of Ibadan state. He achieved his desired peace for Ibadan. He displayed so much love towards the building of a greater Ibadan. He is highly disciplined, very upright and God fearing and his love for the city of Ibadan cannot be quantified,” she said.

She said her father’s greatest achievement was seeing Ibadan being free of thuggery.

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