Mrs Omotola Oyediran, the first daughter of late Obafemi and HID Awolowo, has narrated how her 99-years old mum died on Saturday, September 19, 2015 in Ikenne, Ogun State.
Mrs
Oyadiran informed that the late humanitarian and political influencer
died in the company of her children while strategising towards her 100th
birthday.
She further revealed that the late
politician’s widow spent a total of five minutes with her family that
include her children and grand children before breathing her last at
exactly 3:06pm.
“It
is with gratitude to God for her remarkable and illustrious life, the
entire Awolowo family announce the glorious home calling of our dear
Matriarch, Yeye Oodua, Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo on Saturday
(yesterday) afternoon.
‘Mama died as gloriously as she lived, she spent the day in the company of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
‘She shared a precious five minutes with them when she went in to pray for them as they met to plan her centenary birthday.
‘She
died a couple of hours later as she had always wished, surrounded by
her children, grandchildren and great grand children,” a statement from the family reads.
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