Alao-Akala made me Aso Rock’s ‘darling musician,’ Ayefele mourns
Popular musician, Yinka Ayefele, has said former Governor of Oyo State, Christopher Alao-Akala, made him Aso Rock’s darling musician.
Ayefele said this in a statement made available to newsmen in reaction to the death of the former governor which happened on Wednesday.
Alao-Akala, a former police officer who became a governor, died at the age of 71.
Describing the news of the former governor’s death as shocking, Ayefele stated that Alao-Akala was one of his destiny helpers.
“There is no way I will write the story of my life and I will not devote ample space to documenting the various acts of the benefaction of Otunba Alao-Akala towards me. He was indeed one of my destiny helpers.
“He was one of the individuals that God greatly used for me. He facilitated how I became the darling musician for Aso Rock during which time I became close to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. I have since then been doing musical performances for the Atiku family when they have social functions.
“As part of the unique attributes that set the former governor apart, he was genuinely interested in the progress of other people. He was generous to a fault and never begrudged anyone. Those who wronged him, he forgave easily.
“I am still in shock. I have been unable to accept the reality that Otunba Alao-Akala has left this world to join the saints-triumphant who have been recalled from their earthly labours.
“My prayers and thoughts are with the family he left behind. Yes, they are grieving over the loss of their patriarch whom they would have loved God spared for probably a decade or two more. They should, however, be consoled by the good legacy of their father, a good man who wrote his name in gold.
“Let the family and those of us on whom he made great impacts sink our grief in the golden words of Thomas Campbell who once said ‘To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die’. Otunba Alao-Akala will forever live in our hearts,” Ayefele said.
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