It was an event filled with eulogies yesterday as Former Director Ministry of Education, Vincent Adenuga Obaya was buried at his home town in ipe Akoko, in Akoko South East local government area of Ondo state
The funeral service which was held on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the St. Paul African Church Ipe Akoko was attended by well wishers and many dignitaries across the country.
The burial climaxed the funneral rites organized in honour of the late prince who died on September 2, 2022 during a brief illness at 72 years
Delivering a sermon at the funeral service, the Arch. Bishop of the Oka Akoko Province, the Most Rev'd O. Akinsanya urge Christians to always reconcile with one another as death could suddenly come.
Akinsanya said human stay on earth is temporary and that death is inevitable, as no wise man can add to his destined days on earth.
"No human can querry God.if a man time comes we have to Go, as there is time for everything on earth."
He advised believers to serve God with all their strength as nobody knows when the time will come.
The cleric described Late Obaya died a righteousman and a man of integrity who would not be forgotten in Ipe as his death is a loss to the community and the entire African Church Akoko/Idoani Province.
He said Baba has served God meritoriously and in different capacities and that deceased also showed a lot of concerns, passion good work for the church of God.
"His family and the church of God will continue to remember his for his good work, may the Lord grant him eternal rest." Akinsanya said
In his remarks, the President, the African Church, Oka Akoko Province Vice Lay, Dr. A. Dara described the late prince as a well bred academician who spent the greatest part of his life moulding lives of the youths.
According to Dara, Late Obaya was an accommodating community leader whose rockline assuidity and concrete achievements would be remembered.
One of his colleagues, a former Principal, Government Technical College Owo, Mr Ijanusi, in an interview with newsmen described Obaya as a philosopher and a warrior who died as a valian. He said he shall be remembered for his courage and is resilience to stay by what he believed to be truth.
One of the deceased children, Afolabi Obaya expressed on behalf of the family his gratitude to him, he said Baba has provided them with the right guidance and tools to survive and navigate this ever challenging world.
He said baba was a man who believed in education and when alive, he did everything at his disposal to educate his children.
Newsline NG however gathered that the Late V.A.B Obaya was a great pillar in the African Church, Oka Akoko Province. Having held many offices at the parochial Archdeaconary, Diocesan level and at National levels and was a Diocesan Gen. Secretary 2012-2018.
The late prince was also the Diocesan Hon. Vice Lay President of Akoko/Idoani Diocese till date and the provincial Hon. Vice Lay President of Oka-Akoko Province in 2018 and his service to God and man earned him the Baba Ijo of St Paul's African Church, Ipe Akoko.
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