The President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, was among dignitaries that gathered at Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State on Friday to bid late Ambassador Segun Olusola farewell.
Olusola, a culture icon and former Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia, attracted others dignitaries including the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun; Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; a former Minister of Information, Chief Alex Akinyele; General Ike Nwachukwu; Chief Executive Officer of AIT, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi; a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ajibola; Dr. Newton Jibunoh; Chief Adebutu Kessington; Otunba Deji Oshibogu; Prof. Tunde Babawale; Femi Esho and Greg Odutayo.
Amosun described Olusola as a man of many parts, a theatre artist, a television producer, an author and a diplomat whose virtues should be emulated by all.
Rt. Rev. J. Ohu Gboyega, who ministered at the funeral service at the Wesley Methodist Cathedral Church, Iperu, said life and death are about sowing and reaping as well as harvesting.
Gboyega admonished the nation’s leaders to imbibe the virtues of Olusola, whom he said shared many similarities with former South African President, Nelsosn Mandela.