Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condoled with Pastor Taiwo Odukoya over the death of his wife, Nomthi.
Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, expressed his condolences to Pastor Taiwo, encouraging him to take heart.
He urged Odukoya to take heart, believing that his wife had gone to be with her maker.
The governor said death was one of those realities of life that people had to accept, adding that the children and other family members she left behind had a long life ahead.
He prayed for the family members, the Fountain of Life Bible Church and the entire Christian faithful, over the loss, asking God to grant them the fortitude to bear it.
“On behalf of my wife, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, and the people of Lagos, I hereby express my heartfelt condolences to Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, his loving family, members of the Fountain of Life Bible church and the entire Christian faithful, over the sad demise of Pastor Mrs. Nomthi Odukoya.
“Death, as we all know, is one of the harsh realities of life that we have to accept, but nothing prepares us for the death of a loved one.
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“I therefore urge Pastor Odukoya to please take heart and not lose the strength of his mind, as he copes with this loss. May God grant her eternal rest. Amen.” the statement read.
Odukoya got married to Nomthi in 2010 after the death of his first wife, Bimbo, in the 2005 Sosoliso plane crash.
Nomthi, in her 11 years of marrying the cleric, had two sons for him: Jomiloju and Timilehin Odukoya.
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Taiwo Odukoya is a Nigerian Pentecostal pastor. He is the senior pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos, with a membership strength of over 8,000 people.
The Church has several missions in South Africa, the United Kingdom, United States of America, Switzerland, Kenya, Central Africa Republic, Republic of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Republic of Benin and Togo.
