Tinubu commiserates with Akinfeleye over wife’s death

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with a renowned professor of Mass Communication, Ralph Akinfeleye, over the death of his wife, Carol Akinfeleye.

Carol died on Saturday, May 6, 2023, after a brief illness.

She was aged 64.

The deceased, who held the title of Yeye Gbekonuyi of Idanre Kingdom, Ondo State, was a retired school principal and Director of Education in Lagos State.

Tinubu condoled with Akinfeleye in a statement signed by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, on Tuesday.

He consoled the retired University of Lagos don and urged him to be comforted by the “remarkable impact” his wife made and how she “touched lives with her kindness, charity, and professional career as a teacher and principal.”

He said, “I sympathise with Professor Ralph Akinfeleye on the demise of his dear wife, Mrs. Carol Anike Akinfeleye.

“This must be a difficult moment for the family and I pray to God to comfort all loved ones left behind.

“May God strengthen Professor Akinfeleye, the children, and the entire family and give them the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss.”

A commendation service would be held for the deceased on Thursday, June 8, at the All Saints Anglican Church Ikosi-Ketu, Lagos.

The Christian wake would hold on Thursday, June 15, at Durusomo Events Centre, Yaba, Odode Idanre.

She would be committed to mother earth on June 16, 2023, in her hometown in Idanre, Ondo State.