The Distinguished Lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial District and chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola Yayi, has expressed deep sadness at the demise of Alhaja Falilat Anike Salako at the age of 95 years yesterday.
Alhaja Salako, the mother of Dr. Isiaq Adekunle Salako, the Minister of State for Health, passed on yesterday and will be buried later today according to Islamic rites.
Senator Adeola stated that the loss of the beloved mother of the serving Minister of State for Health at this time is a sad loss not only to her immediate family but Ogun West and Ogun State.
“It with great sadness that I recieved the news of the passage of one of my revered constituents, the mother of my close friend and ally, Dr. Salako. She was a noted community and religious leader who brought up her children and other wards with the fear of Allah and good education.” the senator stated.
Senator Adeola stated that Alhaja Salako was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother adding that she left a legacy worthy of emulation.
He prayed for the peaceful repose of her soul in Aljanna Firdaus and the fortitude for her immediate family to bear the irreparable loss of a dearly beloved.
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