The night of tribute and service of songs for Late Chief Alexander Omolade Okoya Thomas held on Wednesday 4th March 2015.It started with an emotional church service which took place at Trinity House, Zion centre in Oniru,   and immediately after   a parade of fireworks.

Ibidun Ighodalo

Family members and guests then moved to the Dorchester event centre, also in the same compound as the church, for the Memorabilia night.

The Memorabilia night (a first of its kind) was instituted and set up by Ibidun Ighodalo of Elizabeth R. It was a carefully curated chronology of the life and times of Chief Okoya Thomas, with his actual clothing, awards, pictures,   and other personal effects on display.

This presentation took his family, guests and dignitaries on a bitter-sweet journey of his life in different stages and at different moments; as   a sportsman, industrialist, philanthropist, provost . Family and friends were moved to tears by this poignant celebration of   the life of Chief Okoya Thomas, and  indeed a well deserved   exit of a legend.