Pa Oyadiran, father of ex-Akala’ CSO, dies at 93, Pastor Newman mourns
Femi OGUNLANA
Pa Timothy Oladejo Oyadiran of Sina compound, Osupa, Ogbomoso, and father of former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to (now) late Governor Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, Prince Kolapo, is dead.
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He died Wednesday, May 1, at the age of 96 due to age-related ailments.
Announcing the passage in his Facebook wall, Prince Kolapo Oyadiran stated, “My father l will continue to remember you especially the good upbringing. Good night my lovely father.”
His brother, Prince Denny Ola Oyadiran, CEO of Denny Surveys Ltd, also wrote, “Good Night Daddy … You’ve lived a very good, joyful fulfilled and exemplary life and left behind indelible mark. We love you but God loves you more … O daaro baba mi.”
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In a condolence message made available to ogbomosoinsightonline.com, Pastor Henry Newman of Jesus Assembly of all Saints Int’l, Grace Plaza, Osogbo, Osun state, urged the children and whole family of Pa Oyadiran to take heart in the face of the “irreparable loss.”
He described the deceased as a “wonderful father, who made his mark while alive especially through the amazing children he sired.”
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Pastor Newman encouraged the family to take solace in the exemplary life “Baba lived and in God who gives and takes.”
He prayed God will continue to uphold the family and give them fortitude to bear the loss.
The deceased is survived by children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Burial arrangements to be announced later according to the family.