Conscience Of Oodua Nation Is Gone---Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, has described the death of the matriarch of the Awolowo Dynasty, Chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, as the loss of the real conscience of the Oodua nation, saying her untiring efforts at building and sustaining the unity of the Yoruba nation and ensuring its worthy pride of place within the context of Nigeria’s federal structure will be sorely missed by all.

He also described the death of Mama Awolowo as the end of an era.

In a condolence message in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, by the governor's

Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor said Mama

Awolowo not only wrote her name in gold in the history of the Yoruba

race and Nigeria at large, but proved truly that behind a successful

man, there must be a good woman.
"The Holy Bible says he who finds a wife finds a good thing and

obtains favour from the Lord. That was true and real in the life of

the late sage Baba Obafemi Awolowo who found a good thing in our dear

Mama and called her 'My jewel of inestimable value.'

"The good qualities of a dutiful wife and caring mother shown by Mama

are worthy of emulation. She stood solidly by her husband during those

trying moments. She showed resilience when it seemed all chips were

down.
"After the demise of her husband, Mama stood tall to carry on with the

great legacies of Baba Awolowo. Even when the vicissitudes of life

brought some challenging issues across her path, despite that there

was no Baba to lean on, she stood like a rock.
"Mama Awolowo's life was not only exemplary, but one that provided

great lessons of life to the discerning mind. She has fought a good

fight. She came and conquered. She left footprints in the sands of

time and she has gone to a deserved rest.
"Mama Awolowo was a quintessence of honesty, discipline, integrity,

modesty and compassion. With Mama’s death, no doubt, the biggest iroko

tree in the forest of Yorubaland has fallen and the jewel of

inestimable value has finally gone to meet the sage.

“Despite her old age and failing health, she never stopped to harp on

an egalitarian society, a nation of equity, justice and fairness.

“Mama remained undaunted in her commitment to the unity and wellness

of the Yoruba race in particular and Nigeria as a whole. She will be

sorely missed by all.
“On behalf of my family, government and people of Ekiti State, I wish

the entire Awolowo family the continued support and guidance of the

Almighty God and the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss."