Dr. Iyetade, daughter of the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka
was today interred at Ultimate Gardens, along Ibadan-Lagos Expressway,
Opposite Yannaty Flour Mills, Boluwaji Sanjyo, Ibadan, capital of Oyo
State South West Nigeria.
Virtually everyone that attended the funeral could not hold back tears throughout the funeral programme.
Earlier, a funeral service was held in her honour at Chapel of The Ressurection, University of Ibadan (UI) between.
In
his sermon, Very Rev. Kunle Oyelade who commiserated with the family
said that no one could answer the question of why death took Iyetade
away. But he urged everyone to give their lives to Christ.
He
pointed out that it would be proper for people to say good things after
one might have gone. Those who paid their tributes to the late deceased
which include Ilemakin Soyinka, Olaokun Soyinka and Bolu Onabolu shared
the good and the bad time spent together with the
She was described as a very religious, kind-hearted, nice and generous woman.
Two of the deceased sisters, Moremi and Peyibomi in tears read some of the poems the deceased wrote when alive.
Among
the dignitaries in attendance were the former governor of Cross River
State Donald Duke, Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Ameachi, and
Managing Director of Tanus Communications, Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi
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