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‘You’ll Be My Father Now’, Gov Abiodun Tells Obasanjo After Losing Dad (pic)

Obasanjo Visits Gov Abiodun, Condoles Him Over Dad's death | The Paradise

After the death of his biological father, Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has adopted former President Olusegun Obasanjo as his father.

Abiodun said this on Sunday when Obasanjo paid him a condolence visit in his Iperu country home, over the death of his father, who reportedly died in London.

Gov Abiodun’s father, Pa Emmanuel, died on August 2.

Since last week, dignitaries from across the state have been thronging Iperu to sympathise with the governor.

During Obasanjo’s visit on Sunday, the Ex-President called on all mortals to take a lesson from the death of the 89-year-old man, saying everyone would answer the call one day, no matter how long.

In his words, Abiodun described Obasanjo as an asset that should be exploited to the fullest, saying he would not go now.

According to him, the Balogun Owu would have to step into his late father’s shoes now That he has gone to the great beyond.

“Baba, you are going nowhere. By the grace of God, you will live longer. We can not afford your going now. You have been my ‘father’ over the years, but now that my biological father has gone to meet with the Saints, you have to step up now to be my father,” Abiodun said.

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