The Chairman of the Editorial Board of Penpushing Media, Deaconess Olufunke Fadugba, has lost her mother, Chief Folake Grace Awosanya.
She was until her death the Iyaloja of Bakare Bello Market in Araromi Sawmill in Kosofe Local Government area of Lagos State.
A statement by the family made available by Fadugba, who was also a former Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos State Council and a school proprietress, said the famous market leader passed peacefully at age 98 in the morning of Tuesday at her private residence in Asese, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The statement said: “The death has been announced of Chief (Mrs) Folake Grace Awosanya (Obanibasiri) the Iyaloja of Bakare Bello Market in Araromi Sawmill in Kosofe Local Government area.
“Aged 98, she was installed as the Iyaloja of Bakare Bello in 1978, a position she held until her death.”
The statement added that the deceased in August 1997, having demonstrated leadership, was given additional responsibility as the market leader (Iya Egbe Oloja) of Kosofe Local Government Market Women and Men Association by late Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, the then President General and Iyaloja of Lagos State.
It said: “She was a functional community leader and a distinguished grassroot mobiliser. She impacted positively on her communities in Araromi and Iperu Remo in Ogun State. She had some awards to her credit including award of Grassroot Leadership in 2021, certificate of merit, Egbe Akekoo Ijinle Yoruba Yunifasiti Eko in 1995, Certificate of merit by Christian Youth Circle of Nigeria 1988 and she participated in the First Better Life Fair in Abuja.”
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The statement said the late Iyaloja General of Kosofe is survived by children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, and prayed for her soul to rest in perfect peace, adding that the burial has been scheduled for May 24, 2025 at the Marquee, Radio Lagos, Ikeja, Lagos State.
The Founder of Penpushing Media, Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, in a statement of condolence on behalf of the organisation, prayed for her soul to rest with the Lord, describing her as Godly, a mother in a million and known to be passionate about the welfare of people, irrespective of gender, age, religion and tribe.
Kayode-Adedeji wrote: “The death news of Mama came as a shock to us.
“No doubt, she lived a fulfilled life and was a mother in a million.
“We are going to miss her, being the mother of our Chairman.
“We pray for her gentle soul to rest in perfect peace with her maker.”
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