ABEOKUTA: Senator (Otunba) Gbenga Daniel has expressed sadness over the untimely death of the federal lawmaker representing ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State, Hon. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, saying that he has lost the right words to capture the sorrowful moment.
Hon. Oriyomi Onanuga popularly called Ijaya passed away on Wednesday following a brief illness.She was the House of Reps Deputy Chief Whip.
In a release made available to The Daily Crucible, Otunba Daniel described the deceased lawmaker as a close confidant and associate who reposed so much confidence in him, grieving that her passage could not have come at a more painful moment than now.
For the former governor of Ogun State and Arole of Remoland, Ijaya’s death meant losing a younger sister, stressing that even Remoland has lost a great inspiration for women aspirations.
He stated, “I received the announcement of the untimely death of Honourable Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga with great sadness.
“She was a close confidant and Associate who reposed so much confidence in me, and her painful passage could not have come at a more painful moment for me because I seem to have lost a younger sister.
“I might have lost the right words to capture this sad moment, but I believe she has only gone to take her much needed rest with her Maker, though too soon, too sudden and very much unexpected.
“Remoland has lost a great inspiration for women aspirations as she embodied an unquenchable “Can Do” spirit, always full of life and attracted a great deal of respect. She was not just a politician, but one with remarkable difference, making her impact felt wherever she found herself.
“I will surely miss her, Sagamu and Remoland, no doubt is mourning but we will take solace in the guiding Light of her Never-yielding spirit and pray that the family she left behind should find comfort to bear her painful passage.”