By Adesina Soyooye
Former Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, will be buried in Ibadan on Sunday, June, the 28th.
Ajimobi died on Thursday, June, the 25th, after about a three-week battle with complications which arose from COVID-19.
He died in Lagos, at the same hospital where former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Abba Kyari, died.
Being a Muslim, many had thought his funeral would have been held on Friday, within 24 hours of his passing, but that was not to be.
No reason was given for the delay. But speculations say the delay was because of the protocols associated with the funerals of COVID-19 deaths. For a start, his body needed to be properly decontaminated, a hospital source told this magazine.
According to a statement signed Friday night by his media aide, Bolaji Tunji, the late politician will be buried at his Ishaq Abiola Ajimobi Central Mosque, Oke-Ado at 12noon.
Said the statement: “In close consultations with the Governments of Lagos and Oyo states, the date for the burial ceremony has been announced.
“Barring any changes, his body will be interred at the Senator Ishaq Abiola Ajimobi Central Mosque, at 12noon on Sunday, the 28th of June, 2020, after the traditional Muslim prayers.
” To ensure that strict COVID-19 protocols are adhered to, and in the light of the current circumstances of our national health challenges, the family appeals to the public to adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols in their participation. Furthermore, the details of the live media coverage of the funeral ceremony will be made public on Saturday.”
Ajimobi was appointed the Acting factional Chairman of the APC while he was hospitalized. He never enjoyed the position for even a second before he died. Coincidentally, he died on the day the National Working Committee of the party was sacked.
