President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to emulate the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola on commitment and sacrifice for the country. Ajibola died a week ago.
At the eighth day Fida’u for the late Ajibola held at the Crescent University, Abeokuta, President Buhari, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari said that Nigeria would experience more socio-economic development if Nigerians could imbibe and live the values left behind by the jurist.
He said that the deceased was not only a Pan-Africanist and a world-class legal guru but, a philanthropist who used his wealth to cater for the less privileged in society.
The President expressed his condolences to the family, the Ogun State Government and the people of the state.
He said: “Prince Ajibola made Nigeria proud and was well disposed to issues relating to the development of Islam and education. Your loss is our loss”.
The President added that the late judge had an illustrious career, saying that he towered above his colleagues as a Judge of the World Court.
According to Buhari, the best way to honour the deceased was for Nigerians to be committed to the socio-economic development of the nation.
Also speaking, the governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun described the late Ajibola as a man who lived an impactful life by establishing the Crescent University, to provide quality education to the people.
Abiodun described Ajibola as a great icon and an industrious son of the state who sacrificed his time, energy and resources to the service of God and humanity.
The governor called on Nigerians to lead a life that people would be proud of after their demise.
Paying his tribute, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, while recalling his childhood days with the late Ajibola, said he had always been a workaholic who would strive to make good use of opportunities as well as be the best in all his endeavours.
According to the former President, the late legal luminary was integrity personified and a core professional who was committed not only to his job but his family, adding that the vacuum created by his demise would be hard to fill.
The Olowu of Owu, Oba Saka Matemilola said that Ajibola was a man of high integrity and a community man who made an indelible impact on the lives of the people around him.
In his sermon, the Mufaseer of Egbaland, Dr Taofeeq Amolegbe, who spoke on the topic ‘Life after death’, said no man came to the world with anything and would return to his or her Maker without anything, calling on the people to do good deeds all the time as no one knows when death would come.
Also giving his sermon entitled, ‘Sustenance of Islamic Projects’, the Grand Mufti of Ilorin, Sheikh Sulaiman Farooq, admonished people to distinguish God’s projects from man’s projects, saying men should ensure that they execute projects that could serve God and are of great benefit to humanity.
Prayers were later said for the repose of the dead, Ogun State and Nigeria at large.
