JUST IN: Ogbomoso loses a patriot, Dr. Samson Okunade, a pastor of RCCG, member Ogbomoso Parapo
Femi OGUNLANA
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Pastor Dr. Samson Okunade, a patriot of Ogbomosoland is dead. He passed away Sunday, October 19, during a brief illness, in Ilorin, Kwara state, his base, aged 61.
This is according to a family source who spoke with ogbomosoinsightonline.com Thursday.
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Late Pastor Okunade was a staunch member of Egbe Omo Ogbomoso Parapo Agbaaye in Ilorin and was passionate about his home town. Ogbomoso Insight can attest to that. On occasions he reached out on various issues affecting the community, Ogbomoso – Oyo road, intracity roads, Nigeria Police Secondary School Odanbon Ogbomoso and another police institution near Iresaadu, peace in the community and so on.
He was an ordained pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), from Ile Onisemo.
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He created a WhatsApp platform, “Open Heavens Devotional,” which has about 848 members as at the time of filing this report, to daily post devotional messages of the General Overseer of the RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. “But Dr Sam Okunade was always passionate about sharing both physical copies, and soft copy excerpts to reach more people,” it was stated.
He is to be buried Saturday, October 25. Funeral service will be held at The RCCG (Celebration Sanctuary), POAT area, behind LAUTECH College of Medical Sciences, llorin road, Ogbomoso, starting 11.00am. Earlier, there will be lying -in- state at the family’s residence at Oke Owode.
He is survived by his wife and 3 children.
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