Lagos State deputy governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has described former Chief of General Staff (CGS), Late Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya, as a good and great Nigerian who loved and lived for his country.
The deputy governor stated this on Wednesday when he led the State Government Delegation made up of the Chief of Staff to the State Governor, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, and the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi on a condolence visit to the family of the late former Chief of General Staff in GRA, Ikeja.
Speaking during the visit, Dr. Hamzat charged the family not to be sad but thanked the Almighty God for the fulfilled life lived by the deceased, describing his life as a perfect example of somebody the Almighty God had shown mercy as, according to him, not everyone is opportune to live a fulfilled life.
The deputy governor, however, added that the late Army General would be sorely missed, not only by his immediate family but by the nation in general.
“We are here to pay a condolence visit to the family. We know that only God will live forever and that at our appointed time, everyone will go. We must thank God that our father lived a wonderful life. A life that is fulfilled; because it is not every life that is fulfilled.
“Like Yoruba people will say ‘Aanu ni won ri gba’ his life is a perfect example of somebody that has God’s mercy on him and so, we must thank God and not be sad,” he said.
Hamzat further emphasized that the late Gen. Diya had been described by many as a very disciplined man, the type he said was needed in government to be focused and determined to deliver on programmes and policies of the government.
The deputy governor, while describing the deceased as a wonderful human being and congratulating the family for having the late Diya as a father, admonished the children to emulate their late father and sustain the family name as it is well-known across the country.
He further prayed that the Almighty God would sustain and help the family, particularly during this period, assuring them that they would not be alone and God would be with them.
In the Condolence Register, Hamzat wrote: “A Great Nigerian has left us. We thank Almighty God for a life well lived. He loved his country and gave it all. May his soul rest in peace.”
