President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun were among the prominent figures who gathered in Lagos on Friday to honour the late Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Olusegun Awolowo.
Also present at the funeral of the grandson of the late statesman and former Western Region Premier, Obafemi Awolowo, were former Senate President Bukola Saraki and his wife, Toyin; former governors James Ibori (Delta), Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti), and Gbenga Daniel (Ogun), along with serving and past public officials and other distinguished Nigerians.
The service took place at Our Saviour’s Church, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, and was officiated by the Diocesan Bishop of Lagos, Anglican Communion, Church of Nigeria, Rt. Revd Ifedola Okupevi.
Addressing the congregation—which included numerous Anglican bishops and priests, traditional and religious leaders, political figures, business leaders, and close associates of the deceased—President Tinubu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, said that Olusegun Awolowo served the nation with remarkable commitment and unwavering dedication.
He said, “Segun served Nigeria with an exceptional passion and unending dedication. From his earliest days as a Special Assistant to the President, through his distinguished tenure as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, he pursued his objectives with discipline and purpose, achieving real success for our country.
“His latter service as Secretary of the National Committee for the African Continental Free Trade Area underscored his belief in a future for Nigeria, and Africa built on trade, collaboration and shared prosperity.
“He was a family man, a kind and gentle man who spoke to people’s hearts just as well as he did to their minds.”
