The Governor of Ogun State, Mr Dapo Abiodun, on Monday mentioned that the state would take over the burial of Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya, to provide him a befitting farewell.
Abiodun mentioned this throughout his condolence go to to the household on the late Diya’s residence in 31 Adekunle Fajuyi St., GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) experiences that Lt.-Gen. Diya died on March 26 on the age of 79.
The governor mentioned that Diya was a former governor of Ogun State in 1984 and was an illustrious son of the state, in whom they have been particularly more than happy.
“His contribution to the state can be remembered for a few years to come back.
“The least we are able to do to honour him and help the household is to take over and provides him a befitting farewell and that’s what we’re going to do.
“A committee can be arrange that may comprise members of our cupboard and family members, to make sure that we give our departed son a befitting burial,” he mentioned.
Abiodun mentioned that one of many classes that could possibly be learnt from the life and occasions of Diya was to utterly put your belief and religion in God.
“I learnt that when God is with you, and when your belief and religion is in God, man can sentence you however God will uphold you.
“A sentence was pronounced on Diya’s life however God upheld him and he lived for a lot of extra years after that sentence.
“So, for me, that is likely one of the takeaways that I’ll keep in mind from the life and occasions of Lt.-Gen. Diya, who we’re going to immensely miss,” he mentioned.
The governor mentioned that Diya was a soldier, a lawyer and a gentleman, who rose to the height of his profession by turning into the Chief of Workers on the Supreme Headquarters.
“He aslo turned the Basic Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Div, he was the Commandant of the Nigerian Battle Faculty, after which he turned the defacto vp of Nigeria.
“His philanthropic intelligence and neighborhood involvement is such that we can’t write the historical past of Ogun State with out remembering him significantly or the place he comes from , which is Odogbolu LGA.