Akure – The mother of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Lady Evangelist Grace Akeredolu is dead.
A statement issued in Akure on Thursday by Richard Olatunde ,
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor said she died peacefully in her sleep early this morning.
Mama was 90 years.
She is survived by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other family members.
Also , Akeredolu on his Facebook page said “My siblings and I announce, with deepest regret and total submission to the will of the Almighty, the passing into glory of our adorable, dutiful and ever dotting mother, Lady Evangelist Grace Bosede Akeredolu JP, this morning.
“She died peacefully in her sleep.”
The governor described his late mother as ” Abiyamo Tooto” ( a true mother).
“Though saddened by the departure of Maami, the one Abiyamo we knew, we are consoled with the knowledge that, even as she transits to eternity, she will be guided by the strong hands of the angels of the light in which she dwelt during her eventful and fruitful sojourn on the terrestrial plane.”
Maami, rest in perfect peace,” Akeredolu wrote. (vitalnewsngr.com)