Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday attended the one-year memorial service of former beauty queen Ibidun Ighodalo.
Deputy governor of Lagos Obafemi Hamzat was also present at the service held at the Trinity House Church, Lagos.
Others who were present include wife of Ogun State governor, Bamidele Abiodun; senior pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, among others.
Ibidun died on June 14, 2020 of suspected cardiac arrest in her hotel room in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Speaking at the memorial service, Mr Sanwo-Olu said, “A few minutes ago when I was told that I was going to make a few comments, I searched my phone, people of God, I could still see the same text Ibidunni sent to me on May 17 last year where she asked for permission to run an isolation centre. It was during the COVID-19, we were all being ravaged and we didn’t have an answer to what the pandemic was turning out to be. But Ibidunni wanted to contribute her quota; she had the passion to help the weak and vulnerable in society.
“I replied that I’ll get back to her after our one-year anniversary, which we could not celebrate because of the pandemic. Three days before she passed on, she still reminded me about the isolation centre discussion we had and I replied her that we will meet, but it is history now. With all the good intentions she had, God knows best. She is no longer with us; she has left this sinful world.”
Ighodalo told journalists on the sidelines of the event that life had not been the same for him since the death of his wife.
“It has been extremely tough, it is like flying with one wing, walking with one leg, eating with one side of the mouth, thinking with one half of the brain, hearing with one ear. But God has been phenomenally faithful to me.
“My wife did a wonderful job, she left me with two wonderful children. She had looked far ahead and she made sure she left me with peace and something to look forward to,” he said.
