A church thanksgiving service that ended the burial ceremony of Late Abigail Makinde – the mother of Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, was held on Sunday, at the St Paul’s Anglican Church, Yemetu, Ibadan.
The late Makinde, who died on Oct. 15, at the age of 81, was interred on Friday, Dec 4, after a burial service at St Peters Anglican Cathedral, Aremo, Ibadan.
In his remark during the thanksgiving service, Makinde noted that death is inevitable for all creatures.
The governor who said his mother spent a total of 26, 509 days on Earth, declared that death is unavoidable no matter how long we live in Earth.
He urged the congregation to always remember in all their endeavours that death would come one day.
The governor used the occasion to thank all the clerics and members of the church for their supports and contributions toward the success of his mother’s burial.
In his sermon, Rev John Alo, of the St Paul’s Church, Yemetu, admonished the congregation to showcase God’s love in every position they find themselves.
Aslo charged those in position of authority to be a source of joy to the people under them instead of being source of bitterness.
He said the sudden demise of the late Abigail Makinde, should be a wake-up call for everyone to get prepared everytime “since we don’t know when it will be our turn.
“This period in Anglican denomination is known as Advent; that is the coming of Jesus Christ. As for Mama Makinde, her own Christ coming has occured.”
The Cleric further urged Christians to always hold on to the words of God, stressing that the Bible is the only way “to show us how much God loves us.”
He said the words of God would guide and direct “our daily activities on Earth and move us closer to our creator all the time”.
The wife of the former governor Rasheed Ladoja – Mrs Mutiat Ladoja, former deputy governor of Ekiti state – Olusola Eleka, Oyo Deputy governor and his wife – Rauf Olaniyan and the Secretary to the State Government – Olubamiwo Adeosun attended the Thanksgiving service.
Others were all the cabinet members, including commissioners and political office holders in the Makinde led administration.
