Tributes and commendations continue to pour in yesterday (Sunday) for the late elder statesman Chief Ayo Adebanjo. Pa Ayo Adebanjo’s Lagos home played host to some many prominent and important personalities.
The list of prominent individuals include but not limited to: former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; erstwhile Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Chief Emeka Anyaoku; former governors – Otunba Gbenga Daniel (Ogun) and Peter Obi (Anambra); General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye and Gen. Ike Nwachukwu, among others.
Others dignitaries that visited the family of the deceased include: former Lagos State Deputy Governor Mrs. Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele; Are Afe Babalola, Afenifere stalwarts Femi Okunrounmu and Supo Shonibare.
Chief Afe Babalola described the passing of Adebanjo at 96 as a great loss to Nigeria and the legal profession.
Aare Afe Babalola expressed deep shock upon receiving the news of the passing of “my dear friend, brother, and compatriot, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, a truly distinguished citizen.
“The departure of this exceptional Afenifere leader reminds one of the timeless words of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8: ‘There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.’”
