Makinde Mourns Late Mother, Says ‘My Mum’s Death Shows Life Is Truly Ephemeral’

Seyi Makinde has confirmed that human beings’ stay on earth is truly temporary.

News Rain Nigeria reports that the Oyo State Governor Engr. Seyi Makinde has said that the death of his mother has further taught him that all human being’s stay on earth is on a temporary basis.

Makinde speaking on Sunday during a Church To Service in honor of his late mother who was finally laid to rest on Friday 4th December 2020, stressed that no matter how long human beings live, the reality of death is unmistakable.

The thanksgiving service which was held at the Cathedral of St. Paul, Yemetu, Ibadan, had in attendance siblings of the governor, Engineer Sunday Makinde; Mr. Kayode Adedeji; Chief Muyiwa Makinde, and Pastor Omololu Makinde. The last child of the family, Iyabo Muyiwa (nee Makinde) who was unable to make the trip from the United States.

Makinde Mourns Late Mother, Says ‘My Mum’s Death Shows Life Is Truly Ephemeral’

The event also had in attendance the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan and his wife, Prof. Bolanle; the SSG, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun and her husband Akinjide; the Chief of Staff to Governor Makinde, Chief Oyebisi Ilaka; Prelate Emeritus, Methodist Church of Nigeria, Prelate Sunday Ola Makinde, and the Venerable Dr. Samuel Osungbeju, who oversees the Yemetu Church, among others.

Governor Makinde, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, said: “I sat down after my mum passed away to do some calculations to know the number of days she spent on earth. And I discovered she spent exactly twenty-nine thousand, five hundred and nine days (29,509). We can think the days are long, but it will end one day. That’s just the truth.

“Even, if anyone will spend 100 years on Earth, such a person will spend about thirty-six thousand (36,000) days. So, it will end one day. The word of the Lord would not go without being fulfilled on any of us.

The Governor made use of the Service to appreciate all the people that have contributed to the success of the burial rites of his late mother,  he said: “I really want to appreciate you all for what you did at the funeral service of my late mother at Aremo Cathedral. I thank God for the kind of life my mother lived.

“We really appreciate your support and thank you very much.”

He thanked the clergy and everyone who contributed to the successful burial of his mother, declaring that every support was well recognized.

The governor, who also led the congregation in singing two of his mother’s favorite songs, said that his late mother had a way of getting things from him, even if he was determined not to yield.

The service also saw the inauguration of the governor’s brother, Chief Muyiwa Makinde as a member of the Youth Wing of the Church, while his wife, Olabisi Muyiwa Makinde was inaugurated as a direct replacement of the late Madam Abigail Makinde in the Imole Ayo Society.

In his sermon, the Assistant Priest of St. Pauls Anglican Church, Yemetu, Rev. O.J. Alo, called on the congregation to always remember that death could come any time, adding that every living soul shall taste death one day.

He said that Mama was a devout Christian, whom he said the Church will greatly miss.