Former Governor of Osun State
and chieftain of All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande lost his wife of
over 50 years to cold hands of death on Tuesday.
According to News Agency of
Nigeria, Omowumi died aged 73 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
The cause of death has not
been revealed by the family.
Omowunmi and Bisi Akande
got married 51 years ago, with the marriage blessed with several children.
“For about 48 years now
that I have gotten married, I am still with my wife,” Akande said in 2014.
He eulogized his wife as
the best woman any man could pray to have.
“In our marriage we agreed
to live together no matter what the condition is. Except for when I was in the
prison, we have always been together and we will always be.
“What has kept us this far
is that from the beginning, we take ourselves not just as husband and wife but
also as brother and sister. We do everything together; we love each other, take
care of the children together and spend money together,” he said.
Among the children of the
couple are Dr. Wuraola Solabi who married in June this year in Ibadan and Osun
state commissioner for health, Dr Temitope Ilori.
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