Oputeh Michael
Family, friends and a host of health stakeholders, politicians and religious leaders turned out in large numbers last Friday to lay to rest, Pa. Japhet Emiloju Bowale in a grand carnival style funeral that briefly shut down the recreation centre Epe despite heavy rain.
The burial activities began on Thursday with service of songs at the family compound and culminated in a thanksgiving service held at the Zion Church International on Saturday. The event featured a parade by the Zion Church "Karubu" and performance by Epe Grammar School old Students Association from both Nigeria and the diaspora.
The funeral attracted top figures from the Lagos State Government, Local Government, Local Council Development Areas and numerous sympathisers from the neighbourhood, that witnessed as Pa Japhet Emiloju Bowale was interred at his residents in Epe.
Dr. Abimbola Bowale Permanent Secretary Lagos State Health District IV, served as Chief mourner, speaking at the Church service, he paid a tribute to his father describing Pa. Bowale as their friend, mentor, whose love, wise counsel and countless sacrifices shaped the lives of his children.
He added that his father lived a life free of enemies and that his example of integrity, humility and commitment remains their guiding standard.
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