Governor Fashola Buries Dad

 

The remains of Alhaji Ademola Fashola, the father of the Governor of Lagos State, was this afternoon laid to rest at the Vaults and Gardens Cemetery, Ikoyi, Lagos.

 

Prayers were offered for the repose of his soul at the Lagos Central Mosque, Lagos Island before he was taken to the Vaults and Gardens for burial.
Earlier in the day, the remains of Pa Fashola laid in state at his residence at Ladipo Labinjo Street, Surulere where sympathisers paid their last respects.

Alhaji Ademola Fashola died in the early hours of  Monday, 5th August in Lagos, southwest  Nigeria, at the age of 79, after a protracted illness.  He would have been 80 in September.

Pa Fashola was for a long time a marketing staff of the defunct Daily Times newspaper.

Pa Fashola survived by children, grand children and great-grand children among whom are the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Arinola Fuwa, Olayinka Fashola, Ademola Fashola, Omolara Fashola, Adewale Fashola, Ademola Fashola Jnr. and Ademola Keji Fashola.
 

May his soul R.I.P