By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has described the late Lucia Onabanjo as a girl whose life was marked by quiet service, sturdy ethical values and unwavering household help that helped maintain public management within the state.
The governor spoke throughout the Funeral Mass held on Friday at St. Sebastian Catholic Cathedral, Ijebu-Ode, the place he pledged the state authorities’s help for the completion of the cathedral mission in her honour.
Abiodun mentioned the late matriarch lived a easy and disciplined life, intentionally staying away from public consideration whereas incomes deep respect for her humility, religion and moral requirements.
He famous that her affect was felt not by means of political workplace, however by means of the energy of character she instilled inside her household and neighborhood.
In accordance with the governor, Mama Onabanjo’s life mirrored the important position ladies play in shaping society by means of ethical steerage, resilience and quiet management at dwelling and past.
“In honour of Mama Lucia Onabanjo, the Iya-Ijo of this church, we’ll help the completion of this cathedral so it may stand as certainly one of her enduring legacies,” Abiodun mentioned, assuring church authorities of well timed supply of the mission.
He additional described her as a faithful spouse and mom who promoted self-discipline, religion and duty inside her family, including that she remained steadfast beside her husband, Olabisi Onabanjo, even throughout troublesome political moments, together with his detention after the 1983 navy coup.
Earlier in his homily, Reverend Father Mary Odunsi mentioned Mama Onabanjo performed a quiet however important position within the success of her husband’s administration, describing her as a silent achiever whose contributions to the church and society would proceed to encourage generations.
The Funeral Mass was attended by a number of dignitaries, together with former governors, lawmakers, conventional leaders and outstanding political figures from throughout Ogun State and past.
Recall that Madam Lucia Onabanjo died on the age of 100 on Monday, January 11, 2026.
Her husband, Chief Olabisi Onabanjo, was the primary civilian governor of Ogun State, serving from 1979 to 1983.
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