President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to emulate the commitment and sacrifice as exemplified by the former Judge of the International Court of Justice and former Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federation, the late Bola Ajibola.
The President who made the call at the 8th Day Fida’u for the late Ajibola at the Crescent University, Abeokuta, South West Nigeria, noted that the deceased was not only a Pan-Africanist and a world-class jurist, but a philanthropist who used his wealth to cater for the less privileged in the society.
He stressed that the nation would experience more socio-economic development if Nigerians could imbibe and live the values left behind by former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
President Buhari represented by his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, expressed his condolences to the family, the Ogun State government and people of the state, noting that “Prince Ajibola made Nigeria proud and was well disposed to issues relating to the development of Islam and education, your loss is our loss”.
He added that the late judge had an illustrious career as he towered above his colleagues as a Judge of the World Court, observing that the best way to honour the deceased was for Nigerians to be committed to the socio-economic development of the nation.
Former Nigerian 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.
Obasanjo described the late legal luminary, as a man with 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.
Similarly, the Ogun state governor, 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 affirmed that Prince Ajibola was a great icon and an industrious son of the state who sacrificed his time, energy and resources to the service of God and humanity, and called on Nigerians to live a life that people would be proud of after their demise.
In his sermon, the Mufaseer of Egbaland, Dr Taofeeq Amolegbe, in his sermon titled: “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.
Islamic scholars at the ceremony prayed for the deceased, his family, Ogun State and Nigeria.
