•Aregbesola leads state burial for Osun first civilian governor
Clerics yesterday in Ede, home country of first civilian governor of Osun, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, described his life as a worthy of emulation.
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola led other dignitaries at the eighth day Fida’u at Ede.
Adeleke died on April 23.
He was 62.
Aregbesola led Osun State officials to the prayers where the family and well-wishers gathered to pray God for the repose of the soul of the former governor.
Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, who spoke briefly on behalf of the government, prayed for the repose of the soul of the late senator.
The gathering was attended by former governors, lawmakers, monarchs, friends and well-wishers, who paid their last respect to the deceased and commiserated with his family.
Prayers were offered for the repose of the soul of the late politician, who was the Asiwaju of Ede.
Two Islamic clerics emphasised the emptiness of the world and praised the sterling qualities of the late senator.
They disproved the insinuation that Adeleke was killed by some forces within the political circle, saying only God, who created souls, can take them as He pleases without consultation with anyone.
The Chief Imam of Offa, Sheikh Muideen Salmon Hussein, noted that except Allah wills that a person be killed in a particular circumstance, no one else can kill such a person.
According to him, Allah is the custodian of everything He created and He does with them as it pleases Him, including allotting them a time to die.
The Muslim scholar said that was what happened to Adeleke.
He said: “No one can kill a fellow human being except with the knowledge and permission of Allah. It is Allah Who creates and it is He that kills. So, the notion that Senator Isiaka Adeleke was killed was erroneous.
“We should erase it from our minds and our thoughts that some people killed Adeleke. Allah created Adeleke; He made Adeleke governor. He gave him good life. He blessed him. He made him Senator. In fact, Allah made all Adeleke became in life possible.
“Who then killed him? The same Allah! That is the age Allah allotted him to spend on the surface of the Earth. Don’t let us say what will infuriate Allah because Adeleke’s death was painful to us.
“He lived one year less than Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Adeleke spent 62 years while Prophet spent 63…”
We should therefore be thankful to Allah that Adeleke led a good life, one worthy of emulation.”
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola led other dignitaries at the eighth day Fida’u at Ede.
Adeleke died on April 23.
He was 62.
Aregbesola led Osun State officials to the prayers where the family and well-wishers gathered to pray God for the repose of the soul of the former governor.
Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, who spoke briefly on behalf of the government, prayed for the repose of the soul of the late senator.
The gathering was attended by former governors, lawmakers, monarchs, friends and well-wishers, who paid their last respect to the deceased and commiserated with his family.
Prayers were offered for the repose of the soul of the late politician, who was the Asiwaju of Ede.
Two Islamic clerics emphasised the emptiness of the world and praised the sterling qualities of the late senator.
They disproved the insinuation that Adeleke was killed by some forces within the political circle, saying only God, who created souls, can take them as He pleases without consultation with anyone.
The Chief Imam of Offa, Sheikh Muideen Salmon Hussein, noted that except Allah wills that a person be killed in a particular circumstance, no one else can kill such a person.
According to him, Allah is the custodian of everything He created and He does with them as it pleases Him, including allotting them a time to die.
The Muslim scholar said that was what happened to Adeleke.
He said: “No one can kill a fellow human being except with the knowledge and permission of Allah. It is Allah Who creates and it is He that kills. So, the notion that Senator Isiaka Adeleke was killed was erroneous.
“We should erase it from our minds and our thoughts that some people killed Adeleke. Allah created Adeleke; He made Adeleke governor. He gave him good life. He blessed him. He made him Senator. In fact, Allah made all Adeleke became in life possible.
“Who then killed him? The same Allah! That is the age Allah allotted him to spend on the surface of the Earth. Don’t let us say what will infuriate Allah because Adeleke’s death was painful to us.
“He lived one year less than Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Adeleke spent 62 years while Prophet spent 63…”
We should therefore be thankful to Allah that Adeleke led a good life, one worthy of emulation.”
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