older statesman, who died on January 11 aged 85, paid tributes to him at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina.The deceased’s first kid Adeboye Shonekan stated his dad was a lover of mankind and God. “Even though we feel his absence, we have been consoled by all the

homages we have actually heard about our father. He had the love of God and humankind; he was a married man,”Adeboye said.A professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Frank Giwa-Osagie stated Shonekan was modest to a fault.”I live close to him; we utilized to fulfill at the polling cubicle on election days.

Everybody would firmly insist that he and his other half must be addressed initially, but Chief Shonekan generally denied the offer. This usually happens every election period. His life proved that one can be modest, succeed and still stay humble,”Giwa-Osagie stated.The president, Torch Bearers Society, Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos, Gbolahan Ayodele, said Shonekan was the customer of lots of societies in the church.” His death came to us as a shock. Despite the fact that we are unfortunate, we thank God for what he had the ability to attain throughout his lifetime.

“He assumed the leadership of this country at an extremely hard period. He will be missed out on by many people,”he said.