HighLife
Death, like time and love, is inevitable. After losing a loved one, the years at first drag on but later flash fleetingly by. It is already one year since the untimely death of former Oyo governor and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Isiaka Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi. Nevertheless, those that cherished him have not forgotten him.
After four decades together with Lady Florence Ajimobi as a happy man and happier wife, it cannot be said that the late Senator Abiola Ajimobi lost out in the aspects of love and marriage. So solid was their romance that public displays of affection were not uncommon. Thus, Lady Florence was naturally the most affected by Ajimobi’s passing, not to mention the one who celebrated him the most.
And so, Florence Ajimobi is also the one who has called for a proper remembrance ceremony for her late husband. According to reports, the guest list includes those who knew the late Oyo governor best. These also happen to be the elites of the Nigerian society, movers and shakers of the business and political scene. For those who remember last year well, Senator Abiola Ajimobi was one of the casualties of the COVID-19 virus infection, breathing his last after many weeks of grappling with the contagion. Upon hearing about his death, the entire Nigerian political corridor grew deathly still. Every recollection of June 25, 2020, still unsettles many people. But life must go on, and it has. It was only recently that Ajimobi’s widow began to accept the reality of his passing.
Recall that she recently attended an event to celebrate the Supreme Court’s judgment in favour of the Oyo ALGON members that had been sacked. Certain mischievous people claimed that Mrs Florence’s attendance and consequent celebration at the event proved how quickly she got over her husband’s death. That was a false accusation. Now that she has called for a remembrance ceremony, one wonders how mischievous folks will interpret her decision. Regardless, her love for her late husband is deeper than the years can extinguish and vaster than Death can corrupt. This much, at least, is obvious to all and sundry.
