By Princess Tanimola
1942 – 2013
The remains of the Publisher of Tribune newspapers (Nigeria) Chief Oluwole Bolade Akanni Awolowo were buried at Ikenne in Ogun State yesterday. Chief Oluwole Awolowo was the son of late remarkable politician Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
He had been in and out of hospital home and abroad, since he was involved in the ghastly accident several years ago on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway,” the statement read in part.
Awolowo who had been ill for some time was on admission at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan between 2011 and 2012.
“Chief Awolowo died 5.40p.m. Nigerian time at Wellington Hospital, St Johnswood, London following complications arising from a car crash that occurred on September 30, 2006.
—Information Nigeria
In his lifetime, Evangelist Oluwole Awolowo was a good listener and an unassuming person. We can clearly recall asking to see him without an appointment and he saw us promptly although he was unaware that we were going to deliver an urgent message from a celebrity in need. As they say, 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'.
Photographs from Tribune…
