𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐔 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑-𝐈𝐍-𝐋𝐀𝐖, 𝐀𝐋𝐇𝐀𝐉𝐀 𝐌𝐔𝐉𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐊𝐄 𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐊𝐄 (𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐀𝐘𝐄)

The 2023 gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Hon. (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of his beloved mother-in-law, Alhaja Mujidat Abeke Ogunnaike (popularly known as Oluaye), describing her as a great woman, good mother, political powerhouse and a pillar of strength to many in Ogun State.

In a statement released by his media aide, Afolabi Orekoya, today, Adebutu said the loss of Alhaja Ogunnaike, mother of his wife, Chief (Mrs) Adenike Adebutu is both personal and profound. He offered heartfelt prayers and comfort to his wife, Yeye Adenike Adebutu and the entire Ogunnaike family during this difficult time, noting the late matriarch’s pivotal role as a source of unity, guidance, and love.

𝑨𝒍𝒉𝒂𝒋𝒂 𝑴𝒖𝒋𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒃𝒆𝒌𝒆 𝑶𝒈𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒊𝒌𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚, 11𝒕𝒉 𝑴𝒂𝒚, 2025 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 76, 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒛𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝑶𝒈𝒖𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔, 𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒖 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. Holder 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑰𝒚𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝑨𝒌𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒃𝒐, 𝒀𝒆𝒚𝒆 𝑶𝒃𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒈𝒆, 𝒀𝒆𝒚𝒆 𝑨𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑶𝒅𝒆-𝑳𝒆𝒎𝒐, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑶𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒃𝒂 𝑭𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒈𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒎𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒏. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕 𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑.

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Adebutu described her as a woman of substance and vision who contributed immensely to political development and grassroots empowerment, especially among women and the underprivileged. He praised her relentless dedication to service, recounting how her home was always open to all (party faithful, community members, and the less-privileged alike)

“𝑨𝒍𝒉𝒂𝒋𝒂 𝑴𝒖𝒋𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒃𝒆𝒌𝒆 𝑶𝒈𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓-𝒊𝒏-𝒍𝒂𝒘, 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑶𝒈𝒖𝒏 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆” Adebutu said.

He further prayed for her peaceful repose and urged all who were touched by her life to honour her memory by upholding the values she stood for —integrity, love, and service to others.

May her soul rest in perfect peace.