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On Friday, prominent Nigerians attended the funeral service for Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s grandson, Segun Awolowo.

On November 20, Awolowo’s family announced his passing. Awolowo was the former Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council. His age was sixty-two.

Femi Gbajabiamila, who represented President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, former Senate President Bukola Saraki and his wife Toyin, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun were among the prominent Nigerians who attended the funeral.

Others included a number of Anglican bishops and priests, traditional and religious leaders, titans of industry, and former governors James Ibori (Delta), Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti), and Gbenga Daniel (Ogun).

In Lagos State, the service was held in Our Saviour’s Church in Tafawa Balewa Square.

Gbajabiamila described Awolowo’s commitment to national duty in his homage.

He said: “Segun served Nigeria with exceptional passion and unending dedication.

“His latter service as Secretary of the National Committee for the African Continental Free Trade Area underscored his belief in a future for Nigeria and Africa built on trade, collaboration, and shared prosperity.

“He was a family man, a kind and gentle man who spoke to people’s hearts just as well as he did to their minds.”

Saraki, for his part, said that Awolowo was “the very definition of a good man.”

“His character was impeccable, and his influence was profound. Though we mourn his passing, we take comfort in knowing he lived a life of purpose and service. He will be dearly missed,” Saraki wrote.

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