The Family of the late Pa Isa Ojeifo of Ewu in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State has announced the burial arrangements for its matriarch, Aishetu Ojeifo, who joined the Saints triumphant on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 91, two months to her 92nd birthday that would have been celebrated on December 12, 2024.
And as tributes pour in for Madam Aishetu, the management and staff of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has also condoled with the publisher of Conclave as he prepares to bury his mother. This was contained in a condolence statement signed by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communication Officer of the Corporate Communication Division of the organization.
Madam Aishetu Ojeifo died from a brief illness at the family house in the ancient town of Owo in Ondo State, where she lived all of her married life, and left behind worthy legacies of service to God and mankind as well as successful children including those she mentored.
A statement issued on behalf of the family by the Publisher of THE CONCLAVE (online newspaper), Mr Sufuyan Ojeifo, said the events for the funeral of Madam Aishetu Ojeifo would begin on Thursday, November 21, 2024 with a wake at the family residence in Owo, Ondo state.
This, according to the statement, would be followed by religious ceremonies that would culminate in the interment of her remains on Friday, November 22, 2024 at her residence in Agbede in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.
“On Saturday, November 23, 2024, there will be a celebration of life of Madam Aishetu Ojeifo by children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, extended family members, family friends, and communities who were directly or indirectly impacted by her life and times of discipline compassion, and good neighbourliness nested in the service of God and mankind.”
The statement further added that there would be a thanksgiving church service on Sunday, November 24, 2024, in Owo, Ondo State.
Madam Aishetu Ojeifo, born into the royal family of Agbede, is survived by three children-Mr Tajudeen Mayor Ojeifo (a retired secondary school principal), Mr Sufuyan Ojeifo (journalist and publisher of THE CONCLAVE online newspaper) and Mr Kabir Ojeifo (a quantity surveyor at the FCTA in Abuja); as well as twenty grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
NNPC Ltd commiserates with Sufuyan Ojeifo
The management and staff members of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) have commiserated with the publisher and editor-in-chief of THE CONCLAVE online newspapers, Mr Sufuyan Ojeifo, on the death of his mother, Madam Aishetu Ojeifo, on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Madam Aishetu Ojeifo died from a brief illness at 91 at her residence in Owo, Ondo State, and left behind worthy legacies of service to God and mankind as well as successful children, including those she mentored.
Her remains, according to a statement by her family signed by Mr Ojeifo, would be interred at her residence in Agbede, her hometown in Edo State, on Friday, November 22, 2024.
In a condolence letter to Mr Ojeifo, who is a member of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) and also the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), signed on behalf of the NNPC Ltd. by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO), Mr Olufemi O. Soneye, the company identified “with the family in this moment of grief.”
Read the letter dated October 16, 2024, reproduced hereunder, in extenso:
“Condolences
“We received, with deep sense of sadness, the news of the demise of your dear mother, Madam Aishetu Ojeifo at the age of 91.
“As testified by many, the late Aishetu was a devout Christian who cared for others and demonstrated pure love for the Almighty God through her act of piety.
“She was also a true community leader whose philanthropy and peaceful disposition are widely acknowledged by all. Her contributions and positive spirit had a lasting impact not only on her community, but also on us all. She will be greatly missed.
“Our hearts go out to you and the entire Ojeifo family in this moment of grief. We pray that the Almighty God fills the void created by her transition, and may He grant her soul a peaceful repose.
“On behalf of myself and the entire NNPC family, kindly accept our deepest and heartfelt condolences on this unfortunate loss.
“With deepest sympathy,