Senator Anthony Adefuye on Sunday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya at 31 Adekunle Fajuyi Street, Ikeja, Lagos.
Adefuye said Diya would be fondly remembered for the role he played during the June 12 struggle where he stood by the people and their mandate.
“When he was vice president he was always on the side of the people even during the June 12 problems, he stood with us and that is why we have a good bond.
“He has performed more than an ordinary person for this country and we all mourn him as he died at the age of 79,” Adefuye said.
Oyewole Diya, younger brother of the deceased and a former member of the House of Representatives, said the Diya family had lost a unifiying factor.
“We lost our dad 40 years ago and my late brother took it upon himself to send everybody in the family to school.
“He practically made everybody in the family and gave us all an opportunity to be successful in life without reservation.
“I am what I am today by the grace of God and with the help of my brother,” he said.
Diya died in the early hours of March 26.
