Ondo Top Politician, Araoyinbo, Bids Grandmother Farewell in Grand Style

“When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure,’’ reads a popular quote.

For Otunba Olumide Araoyinbo, the memory of his late grandmother, Mrs Janet Aladesuru Oso, nee Omoyajowo. is one to be cherished for eternity.

 To ensure this, the former majority leader of the Ondo State House of Assembly and President of the Ondo State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONDOCIMMA), gave his beloved grandmother a burial befitting the princess that she was.

Araoyinbo pulled all the stops to give his grandmother a burial that could only be reserved for a royal on Saturday, November 30, 2024. The ceremony was attended by top personalities from all walks of life, both home and abroad who trooped into the dusty ancient town of Irun Akoko, Ondo, where Mama was laid to rest in a beautifully decorated mausoleum.

The event resonated deeply with the ancient community, leaving a lasting impression on his friends and business associates who accompanied him to bid his grandmother a good farewell.

Araoyinbo showcased that he truly has a commanding sense of hospitality. The foods were incredibly rich, flavoursome and magically moreish. It was indeed a grand farewell, a celebration not just of a life well-lived, but of a love that continues to inspire.

Among the dignitaries who graced the event were former Chief Justice of Ondo, Chief Olashinde Kumuyi; former commissioner of information, Hon Yemi Olowolabi; Hon Gani Dauda; captains of industries, top government officials across Nigeria, among several others.   –