Wife of the deceased, Mrs. Labake Olaitan, (2nd left); and her children
The remains of Olaitan Oyerinde, the Personal Secretary to Governor
Adams Oshiomole of Edo State, was laid to rest on Thursday in Ede,
Osun, amidst tears and eulogies.
Oyerinde was murdered by yet to be identified gunmen on 4 May in Benin, the Edo capital.
Speaking
at the funeral service, Oshiomhole said the killing of Oyerinde, who
he described as his son, would not deter him from his struggle to
provide good governance. He charged friends and activists across the
country to be resolute in their commitment to rebuilding the nation,
asserting that the struggle could not be extinguished by assassins.
The
governor accused those he described as enemies of progress as being
responsible for the killing, adding that Oyerinde would forever be
remembered for his contribution to the development of Edo. He pledged
that the Edo Government would take responsibility for catering for
the welfare of the deceased’s family in addition to sponsoring his four
children up to university level.
Also speaking, Governor Rauf
Aregbesola, who was represented by the Head of Service, Segun Akinwusi,
described Oyerinde as a very loyal, hardworking and patriotic Nigerian.
Aregbesola called on youths to emulate the good deeds of Oyerinde by
contributing their quota to the development of the country, adding that
the deceased would be greatly missed.
Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, described Oyerinde as a great Pan Africanist with exceptional qualities.
Falana,
who called on Nigerians not to leave security matters in the hands
of the police alone, urged government to unmask those behind cases of
assassination in the country.
In his sermon, Pastor Isaac Fadare
called on the wife of the deceased, children and family members to take
solace in God, adding that no sinner would go unpunished. Fadare also
appealed to the Federal Government to take drastic measures to ensure
adequate security for citizens.
Oyerinde, 44, a native of Ede in the State of Osun, was survived by his wife, Funke, four children and aged parents
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