Comrade Dauda Pays Last Respect To Late Pa Abdul-Jelil Ajani Balogun, Commiserates With Family 

ADEOLA OGUNLADE 

The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has joined family members, friends and well-wishers to bid farewell to the late Alhaji Abdul-Jelil Ajani Balogun, Seriki Musulumi of Ikeja Land, who was buried today at his residence in Ikeja.

Comrade Dauda, who attended the burial ceremony, described the passing of the respected community leader as a painful loss, noting his contributions to the religious and social life of Ikeja.

At the ceremony, the Chairman extended his heartfelt condolences to the deceased’s son, former Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Engr. Mojeed Balogun, and other members of the Balogun family, urging them to find strength and comfort in the worthy legacy their father left behind.

Also present at the burial were the Council Manager of Ikeja Local Government, Mr. Bada Rasheed-Bawa; former Council Manager of Ikeja Local Government and current Council Manager of Ejigbo LCDA, Mrs. Juliana-Taiwo Odubeko; the Chief Imam of Ikeja Local Government, Alhaji Kamarudeen Illo; and other dignitaries, community leaders and well-wishers.

Comrade Dauda prayed that Almighty Allah forgives the shortcomings of the departed, grants him Al-Jannah Firdaus and gives the Balogun family and the entire Ikeja community the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.