More condolence messages have continued to pour in for Governor Fashola over the demise of his father.

Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF; national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, among others, yesterday, commiserated with him.

Chairman of the NGF and Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi said: “We are indeed saddened by this irreplaceable loss and pray especially for you, your family and the entire people of Lagos State at this very difficult period of grief.

“God will comfort you and grant you the grace to bear this loss and strengthen you to remain steadfast.”
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NGF in a statement by its Director-General, Asishana Okauru said: “We are indeed saddened by this irreplaceable loss and pray that God will grant you the strength to bear the loss.”

FOR PA FASHOLA —From left: Governors Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State; Raji Fashola of Lagos State; Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State and Dr Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, during the Islamic funeral rites for Late Alhaji Ibrahim Ademola Bayo Fashola, father of Governor Fashola at the Vaults and Gardens Cemetery, Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday. Photo: Joe Akintola, Photo Editor.

On its part, PDP in a statement by its Acting National Publicity Secretary, Tony Caeser Okeke, said: ‘’A devout Muslim, community leader and philanthropist, Pa Fashola until his passage remained a shining example of humility and a source of inspiration for the younger generation.

“He was well known for his forthrightness and candour in handling issues which earned him the love and respect of all who came around him.”

For Governor Oshiomhole, his condolence letter read: “I received with great shock the news of the passing on of Your Excellency’s beloved father and mentor, Alhaji Ibrahim Ademola Fashola.

“I offer the heartfelt condolences of the Government and good people of Edo State as well as my personal commiseration over the sad loss.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with you, my dear brother, at this very difficult moment. From accounts of your father’s life and times, we learnt that he was a man of character and valour, a man with a keen sense of fairness, equity and justice to all that crossed his path.

“It, therefore, needs no guessing the extent to which Pa Fashola helped shape the successful man, professional and administrator that you are today.

“It then becomes easier to appreciate the bond that existed between your good self and the significant imprint he represents in your inspiring story.

Also,  Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State, in a statement by  his Director of Press Affairs,  Mr. James Mannok, described the death of Pa Ademola Fashola as sad.

He said Pa Fashola must have died fulfilled having an accomplished family and a son who had been a two-time governor and prayed for divine comfort for the family.
Lagos APC, Senator Ashafa mourn

For Senator Gbenga Ashafa, representing Lagos East Senatorial District, in his statement through his Head, Media and Strategy, Mr. Babatunde Adegunju, said: “We all are going to miss Alhaji Ibrahim Ademola Fashola for his fatherly advice at all times, and if not for this untimely death, we would have celebrated his 80th birthday next month; above all, God knows best.

Similarly, Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in a statement by its Interim Publicity Secretary, Joe Igbokwe, said that Pa Fashola left an indelible footprint in the quality of son he gave Nigeria and said that his memory would always resonate whenever Nigerians recall the superlative effort his son had made to lift Nigeria from the pith of decay and bad governance.

The party said: “We mourn a disciplined, honest and strict father, who deployed all noble and honest means to train his children and kept them strictly on the paths of decency, honesty and integrity.

“We mourn a man of exemplary character who devoted all he had to train his children in the ways of the Almighty.

“His was a life of full accomplishments, which finds great expression in the wonderful son he gave to Nigeria as an exemplar in transparent and result-oriented governance.

“In Governor Fashola, we know that Pa Fashola breathed his last, confident that he had had a permanent positive denture in the Nigerian progress history and Lagos APC feels honoured to identify with the great result of the positive life Pa Fashola led while on earth.