The funeral of the lawmaker who represented Ilaje/Ese-Odo
Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the House of Representatives, Mr. Raphael
Nomiye, was almost stalled at the weekend when his widow, Nabi, slumped during
the ceremony.
The programme was suspended until
she was revived.
The Chief of Staff to Governor
Olusegun Mimiko, Kola Ademujimi, a medical doctor, led the widow to the
Okitipupa State Hospital, where she was attended to by specialists.
House of Representatives’ Speaker
Aminu Tambuwal; his deputy, Emeka Ihediorah, and Mimiko wept uncontrollably at
the solemn ceremony.
Tambuwal and Mimiko described the
late Nomiye (50) as an unassuming, generous and cultured politician, who
contributed immensely to the development of his people.
Tambuwal described Nomiye’s death as
a big loss to Ondo State and the National Assembly.
He pledged that the National
Assembly would stand by the deceased’s family.
Tambuwal said: “On November 21, the
late Nomiye politely accosted me on my way from the legislative chamber and
invited me to an award ceremony slated for November 23 in Akure, where he was
to be honoured as the Ondo State Man of the Year. I told him to clarify the
date from my chief of staff to see whether I would be engaged or not. He
returned and said I was not engaged that day.
“From the bottom of my heart, I
agreed to grace the occasion, not knowing that would be my last encounter with
him. The following day, they phoned me that he had died.”
Mimiko burst into tears as Nomiye’s
remains were lowered into the grave.
He prayed to God to grant the family
the fortitude to bear the loss.
In his sermon, Pastor Akinkolurejo
of the Christ Apostolic
Church, Oke-Itura in Okitipupa
described the late Nomiye as a humble man, who dedicated his life to God.
Quoting John 14 and Revelation 22,
he said everybody would account for his or her work on the judgment day.
The late Nomiye, popularly known as
Groovy, slumped and died in his Abuja home on November 22 after a meeting with
some of his friends.
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