Ogun State To Immortalise HID Awolowo

According to Vanguard News, Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, has pledged to immortalise the matriarch of the Awolowo family, Chief Mrs Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo for her contributions to the state.

Amosun, who has just returned from pilgrimage, visited the Ikenne home of the Awolowos to pay his condolence to the family.

Amosun said “Mama was the last of the hegemony of human capital available to Ogun State and beyond; a good mother; a devoted, dedicated, supportive and loyal wife.

“Certainly, the rank of our first generation mothers and wives have been finally depleted.

“We will participate fully in the burial. It is our show, though Mama transcends the shores of Ogun State and the Western Nigeria. Unarguably, Mama will be mourned all over Nigeria for obvious reasons. But what can we say; as I said earlier, it must happen one day; it has happened. ”

It has pleased God to make Mama live this long .

“We are not happy that Mama has left us, but we are celebrating her good legacies. It is end of an era, really. How many of Mama’s peers are still around? Papa Awolowo and his lieutenants have gone; all their wives too. And you know that Mama is not just another wife, she was that pillar behind the successes that Papa recorded. So, we will miss her.’’

The Awolowo’s oldest surviving child, Rev. Mrs Omotola Oyediran who spoke in the presence of her younger sister , Dr Tokunbo Awolowo Dosunmu , lauded the governor for his support, love and care towards Mama and the family during her lifetime.