Yoruba Youths Set to Pay Last Respect As Funeral Ceremonies of Foremost Leaders of Thought, Paul Adelabu, Muhammed Fawehinmi, Racheal Oniga Commence Today
Yoruba Youths Set to Pay Last Respect As Funeral Ceremonies of Foremost Leaders of Thought, Paul Adelabu, Muhammed Fawehinmi, Racheal Oniga Commence Today.
Grand Council Yoruba Youths has perfected all plans to pay last respect to the foremost Leaders of thought, Hon. Paul Adelabu, Barr Muhammed Fawehinmi and Mrs Racheal Oniga as their funeral ceremonies commence today.
The is contained in a condolence message issued by the President-General of the Council, Comrade AWA Bamiji and which was made available to the newsmen early today in Ibadan.
The full condolence messages read:
“After their crucial meetings with the bereaved families across the Southwest States, every arrangement has been concluded by the leadership of the Grand Council of Yoruba Youths to be in attendance at various locations where the bodies of the three prominent Nigerians and eminent personalities that passed on recently will be laid to rest.
During the week at Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s House, GRA, Ikeja, members of the Grand Council of Yoruba Youths merged with the vibrant Igbo Youths Group and both were led by Comrade AWA Bamiji and his close Comrade friend, most travelled Youth Leader in Nigeria, the Nigerian Youth Ambassador at the United Nations and now Traditional Ruler in Imo State, who came down from Imo State, for the purpose, Eze Goodluck Obi, were received by the Noble family of Fawehinmi.
Yesterday, Friday, 20th August, 2021, the humble and Intelligent Daughter of Chief (Mrs) Racheal Oniga, Fatimah, led other respected members of her famous family to honourably receive the President – General, Grand Council of Yoruba Youths, Comrade AWA Bamiji, at their end in Magodo Estate, Phase 2, the Residence of her Late Mother.
Today, Saturday, 21 August, 2021, the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), an Umbrella Union that regulates and represents the affairs of film Actors in Nigeria and Abroad, is organising “a Night of Tributes” in honour of the Late iconic Actress, Chief Racheal Etabuno Oniga, at Blue Roof Top, LTV8 Premises, Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, By Cocola B/Stop, Ikeja, Lagos State, at 3pm, with dress code: All white.
The breaved family, Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy; Lagos State Ministry of Culture and Tourism; All Nonywood Guilds and Associations as well as Committee of friends are deeply involved.
THE TIMETABLES:
Next week August 26 – 27 have been set aside for the burial of a Veteran Actress, Rachel Oniga, who passed on at age of 64, in Lagos State; while August 25 – 27 were slated for the funeral ceremony, at Ibadan, of a foremost Leader in Disability Community and former Senior Special Assistant to the Late Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, who successfully, took the Disability struggles to the United Nations Headquarters, as peak of his Disability evangelism, shortly before his death, Prince Paul Adelabu, he died 3 days to his 60th Birthday anniversary, which was earlier slated to be held at Disability Centre, Moniya, Ibadan.
Wednesday – Commendation Programme at Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan, Oyo State, 11am.
Thursday- Commendation Service @ Providence Baptist Church, Iyana Church, after Iwo Road, Ibadan, by 12noon.
Friday – Final Burial Service at First Baptist Church, Ilawo Ejigbo
FOR COMRADE BARRISTER MUHAMMED FAWEHINMI
Wednesday, 25th August, 2021, Service of Songs/Night of Tributes at Vining Hall, Adetiloye House, Archbishop Vining Memorial Cathedral Church, Oba Akinjobi Road, GRA, Ikeja, between 4pm – 6pm.
Friday, 27th August, 2021, Burial Interment at Gani Fawehinmi’s Compound, Ondo/Ore Road, Oka, Ondo State.
Sunday, 29th August, 2021, Outing Service at Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral by 10am.
The Covid – 19 Protocols will be strictly adhered to throughout these important events.
May God rest their souls.
Comrade AWA Bamiji
Aare Apapo (President – General)
Agbarijo Egbe Odo Yoruba (Grand Council of Yoruba Youths).”
