Mubashiru Abiola, the younger brother of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, is dead.
Mubashiru, who was popularly called “Uncle Bashy”, died about 9:30pm on Friday at his Gaa Sabo residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
He was aged 73 and his remains were buried on Saturday at 4pm, according to Islamic rites.
Family sources said Mubashiru had been ill for about three months before he eventually passed on Friday night.
Many sympathisers who besieged the residence of the deceased to bid farewell included former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Sarafa Isola; the General Manager of Ogun State Television, Ayinde Soaga; his elder brother, Yaya Soaga; and a House of Representatives member, Mikahil Kazzim.
The former Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of defunct Concord Newspaper, Dr. Doyin Abiola, led other members of the Abiola family, including Lola Abiola-Edewor, Lekan Abiola and Jamiu Abiola, to the funeral.
The Chief Imam of Gbagura, Prof. Kamaldeen Balogun, who conducted the funeral for the late Abiola, said death is inevitable for all mortals and urged people, irrespective of their religion and social background, to live their lives as if they would die tomorrow.
“Death is inevitable for all souls. Whether you are rich or poor, you must die one day and leave all those earthly things for others who will also die later.”
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