The atmosphere of St David’s
Anglican Cathedral, Akure, the Ondo State capitl was that of sorrow on Monday
as the church was filled with mournful looks by those who had come to bid
farewell to the daughter of the National Leader of Afenifere, Mrs Funke
Olakunri who was murdered on July 12 by suspected herders.
Delivering the sermon, the
Anglican Bishop of Akure Diocese, Rt. Rev Simeon Borokini who took the bible
reading from the Book of 1 Thessalonians stated that death was inevitable for
all humans.
With the sermon titled “Prepare
to meet your God” Bishop Borokini emphasized that, “all humans shall one day
meet their creator by death. It could come by accident, plane crash, Boko Haram
or Fulani herdsmen.”
“We must all believe in God. Most
of us live as if the earth is the only place that we will end our journey. But
there is another place called heaven where all the righteous will be.”
Describing the late Olakunri as a
gem that will be missed by all, the Bishop stated that she gave her all for
humanity as she touched many lives within the little time she spent on earth.
Bishop Borokini also maintained
that it is only God that can comfort the family of the deceased.
“When you believe in God, it is
only him that can comfort you. He is the only one that can console baba (Pa
Fasoranti), the children the deceased left behind and her widower.”
“If you don’t believe in Jesus,
then it is a wasteful life. He is the visa we need to get to heaven.
“No matter who you are, a
senator, president, governor and so on. If you don’t know Jesus, you can’t get
to heaven without knowing Jesus no matter your status.
“We are all going to give account
of our stewardship whether you like it or not. Even Arakunrin Akeredolu will give
his own account.
However, the Bishop decried the
alarming rate of insecurity as he stated that Nigerian leaders should be alive
to their responsibility.
“Do we have credible leaders in
Nigeria? Do we have leaders we can reckon with? It is so unfortunate.
“There’s is a need for our
leaders to improve security measures in the country. The moment any Nigerian
step out of their house, they are taking a bigger risk. Nobody is safe in
Nigeria at the moment.”
Dignitaries present at the
funeral service were the Governors of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu; Oyo
State, Seyi Makinde; Lagos State, Babajide Sanwolu; Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi
and Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State.
Others were, Femi Fani-Kayode,
Wole Olanipekun, SAN, Former Ekiti State Governor, Segun Oni; former Governor
of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko among others.
Recall that on July 12, Pa
Fasoranti lost his 58-year-old daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunri.
Mrs. Olakunri was gruesomely
murdered by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on the Benin-Sagamu
expressway while on her way to Lagos from Akure in her Land Cruiser SUV after
visiting her 93-old-year father.
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