Mimiko pays tribute to helicopter crash victim

The body of Josephine Oluwadamilola Kuteyi, the businesswoman who died last week in a helicopter crash, was Wednesday laid to rest in Ondo, Ondo State home amidst wailing and outpour of encomiums by her relatives. A special farewell service, which was held at the Oba Adesanoye Civic Centre in Ondo was attended by the state governor, Olusegun Mimiko and his wife Olukemi, captains of industries and other prominent people across the nation.

The Special Assistant to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Johnson Odesola, who described death as the only thing that is being shared equally by both the rich and the poor, urged the people to be closer to God so that they could inherit the kingdom of heaven.

He said the late Mrs Kuteyi, a pastor, has done her part for God and humanity.

He admonished the people to re-examine their lives and avoid sin and wickedness, which he said could serve as impediments to their eternal glory.

Mr Mimiko, who spoke with journalists shortly after the interment, described the deceased as a true child of God who never allowed her chains of business to distract her from the service of God.

"She was a passionate woman, a devoted Christian, a very notable entrepreneur. She combined all of these as a good mother, a good Christian an evangelist and at the same time, she was also a very extra-ordinary businesswoman. She was a philanthropist and one exciting thing about her life is that in spite of all the challenges that business placed on her time, she had time for God. The children will miss her, the Ondo community will miss her, the church of God will miss her and Nigeria will miss her. Our only consolation is that she lived a worthy life."