Abia State Governor, Ikpeazu,Condoles The Awolowos

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has
expressed his condolence to the family of the late
Nigerian statesman, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, over the
demise of the matriarch of the Awolowo clan, Hannah
Idowu Dideolu , who passed on yesterday at the age of
99.
Governor Ikpeazu extends the sincere feelings of the good
people of Abia State to the family of Awolowo, the Ogun
State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun and to the great people
of Ogun State for the vacuum that has been created in
the social and political life of the people by the death of
the famed matriarch.
The Governor noted that, until her death, HID was the
“living tree” of the South West political history and stood
as the rallying point of all political leaning in the South
West, having married a man whom the Yoruba see as
their political symbol.
He noted that, until yesterday, HID was the living
representation of that symbol and therefore commiserates
with the entire people of the South West over the
irreparable loss.
Governor Ikpeazu described HID as a woman of courage
and resilience who stood doggedly behind her husband
throughout his embattled life as a foremost Nigerian
politician and community leader and prayed God to grant
her soul an eternal rest.
He also prayed God to console her family, relatives, the
people of Ogun State and the entire Yoruba race who
must surely be touched by the passing on of the
legendary matriarch.