Ondo State Government yesterday declared a seven-day mourning, beginning from today, in honour of the late former Governor of the state, Dr. Olusegun Agagu.
This is contained in a statement issued by Mr. Eni Akinsola, chief press secretary to the governor, in Akure.
It said Governor Olusegun Mimiko had ordered that condolence registers be opened at the Governor’s Office, Lagos and the Abuja Liaison Offices as well as in the 18 local government areas.
The statement added that Mimiko urged indigenes and residents to remember the Agagu family in their prayers.
Dr. Mimiko has promised a befitting funeral for the late Agagu, who died on Friday at 65. He returned to the country on Thursday after a trip to the United States of America.
Mimiko paid a condolence visit to the Agagu family in Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday.
He said the late Agagu deserved a befitting funeral, adding that the state government would reciprocate his contributions to the development of the state when he was the governor, by footing the funeral.
Paying tributes to his predecessor, Governor Mimiko said: “He was a colossus in all areas of his endeavour. He ruled the academic world and political life. In social life, he was a man to be reckoned with.
“Nobody can ignore him in areas of his endeavour. He had unusual capacity for hard work whether in academics or politics. His achievements cannot be quantified in dollars or pounds sterling. He was a family man, who impacted positively in his siblings.
“For us in Ondo State, the death of Dr. Agagu is a big loss. He was a great man and he deserved every honour on his death. We will miss him for a long time to come.”
Mimiko was accompanied by his wife, Kemi, Chairman of Labour Party in Ondo State, Prince Gabriel Adewale, Commissioner for the Environment and Mineral Resources, Mr. Sola Ebisemi, among others.
A former chaplain to Dr. Agagu, Venerable Sam Odubena, prayed for the widow, the children and the entire Agagu family. He prayed the Lord to give them the strength to bear the death of their father.
Ebisemi described Agagu as a statesman and an intellectual, who left behind good legacies worthy of emulation. He said he was an achiever and a pace- setter.
Said he: “The death of Agagu has created a big vacuum for us in the old Okitipupa Province and Ondo State as well. The best tribute we can pay him is to continue from where he stopped.”
Prominent Nigerians, who paid condolence visit to the Agagu family yesterday included business mogul Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Senator Bode Olajumoke, Oba Otudeko and Chief Niyi Adebayo.
In the condolence register, Dangote wrote: “May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.” Senator Olajumoke wrote: “Quite devastating and shocking to hear of the sudden death of Segun. God knows best and as Christians, we cannot query Him. May Segun’s soul rest in perfect peace.”
Adebayo prayed: “May the soul of my dear egbon rest in perfect peace.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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