Jonathan, Amosun commiserate with Soyinka over daughter’s death

President Goodluck Jonathan and the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, have commiserated with Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on the death of his daughter, Iyetade.
Iyetade, 48, died on Sunday at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
She reportedly died during a brief illness.
Reacting to the development, President Jonathan commiserated with Soyinka and his family.
In a statement issued on Monday by his spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, Jonathan said: “On behalf of himself and the Federal Government, President Goodluck Jonathan extends sincere condolences to Prof. Wole Soyinka and other members of the Soyinka family on the death of the Nobel laureate’s daughter, Iyetade at the age of 48.
“Noting that Iyetade’s untimely death at such a young age must be quite painful for Prof. Soyinka and his family, President Jonathan prayed that God Almighty will comfort Prof. Soyinka and all others who mourn his late daughter.
“He urged them to take solace in the belief that Iyetade has gone away from all earthly troubles to rest for eternity in God’s bosom.”
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Funmi Wakama, Senator Amosun described the death of Iyetade as “most unfortunate and regrettable.”
He said: “It is most unfortunate that the cold hands of death has snatched away Dr. Iyetade Soyinka at the prime of her life, when her knowledge and expertise would have been invaluable to her immediate family and the society at large. Our heartfelt sympathy goes to Professor Wole Soyinka and his family at this trying period, although we know that only God can comfort him.”
Amosun, who also extended his heartfelt condolences to the mother, children and other family members of the deceased, prayed to almighty God to grant the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.