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\u2022The Story Of Alhaja SADIAT ABEKE EROGBOGBO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s no longer news that Hon. Abike Dabiri\nrecently lost her mother Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo who was born in Kano\nState on 7th of June 1930 to late Pa Sunmonu Alamutu of Mokola Abeokuta, Ogun\nState and late Alhaja Hawanatu Aduke Anjorin, Iyalode Adini of Ebute Metta\nCentral Mosque, Carter Street by Evans Square, Ebutte Metta, Lagos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Her father died when she was about one-year\nold and was raised by her mother. She attended Mount Carmel School Ebute Metta\nand later proceeded to Teachers Training College, Lagos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Her teaching career began in 1948 at Public\nSchool, Enu-Owa, Lagos and later at Edward Blyden Memorial High School, Lagos\nand Ansarudeen Oke-Popo, Lagos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She met her husband at an Ansar-Ud-deen\nfunfair, where according to Alhaji Ashafa Erogbogbo he couldn\u2019t take his eyes\noff the beautiful Sadiat and a friend had to warm him not fall under a bus,\nstaring at a woman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja Erogbogbo was married at Ansarudeen\nMosque, Alakoro in 1952 to Alhaji Ajibola Ashafa Erogbogbo. The union is\nblessed with children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and 68 years of\nmarital bliss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The children are Alhaja Kofowora Kassim,\nMrAbayomi Erogbogbo, Mr A. Rotimi Erogbogbo, <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mrs Ajoke Gbeleyi, Hon Abike Dabiri Erewa,\nMrs Moji Williams and Mr Olusola Erogbogbo. 21 grandchildren, and 14 great\ngrandchildren. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mama resigned from active service to become\na full-time housewife in 1965 having traveled all around Nigeria with her\nheartthrob Alhaji Ajibola Ashafa Erogbogbo, teaching in Ansarudeen Schools in\nwhatever part of the country she found herself, from. Kano to Kaduna to Jos to\nBenin etc <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1967, she joined her mother in the\ntrading business and in 1986, she performed the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. She\nhas since dedicated her life to the service of Islam and humanity, positively\ntouching lives of many. Mama also dedicated her life to membership and\nparticipation in activities of Ansarudeen Society of Nigeria, Lagos Branch,\nDivision Two, Ansarudeen Ladies Association and Asalatu Tajul Ida. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo was a\nphilanthropist. A detribalized Nigerian and a dedicated, compassionate mother\nand wife. She was popularly known as \u201cKIND TEACHER.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Her favorite philosophy was \u201cIn my life, I\nwill not wish anybody evil or express hatred towards anybody\u201d, a mantra she lived\nby all through her life on earth <\/p>\n\n\n\n Words can\u2019t express the feeling when I\nrealized that you are no more. It will be difficult and painful going through\nlife without such an important part of you. No more phone calls, no more\nvisits, no more birthdays to celebrate, no more motherly hugs and kisses, no\nmore advice … waoh!! ! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even at 90 years, you passed on just too\nsoon. I really wish I could see you again. I wish I had another chance to say\ngoodbye – one last hug, one last kiss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I know you are in a better place looking\ndown on me with love and guidance and nodding your head in approval. I want to\ntell you and the world you\u2019ll always be in my heart forever and I promise to\nalways make you proud. I love you sweet mom!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes! My wonderful, decent, compassionate,\nloving, caring SWEET MOTHER has gone to REST IN PEACE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanking Almighty Allah (SWT) for a life\nwell spent and grant you Jannatul Firdaus. \nAmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OLUSHOLA HABEEB EROGBOGBO <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja wa Owon, Granny to Dara To Si Lewa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My earliest memory of Alhaja is of her\ntaking great care of us and by us I mean her heritage – her family- her legacy.\nIn short, all of us. As you read through the tributes here today, one thing\nwill be certain – there will a consistent declaration. No matter who the\nspeaker or author is. She was kind generous and very intentional in everything\nshe did. She nurtured hard, cared hard but most of all loved very hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Whilst putting together this write I\nrecalled a conversation we had recently; where after exchanging our usual\nhumour filled greetings, she proceeded to inquire about my ex-University\ncolleagues from 20 years ago. Back then my school mates and myself shared an\napartment and Alhaja came there to visit us numerous times. It was simple\nawesome that she did that for us back then but to recall and remind me of that\nwhilst inquiring about my colleagues is testament of the fact that Alhaja not\nonly loved her own children but indeed all children and with great care and\nconcern. It was at that moment that it occurred to me it was these sort of\ntraits that must have led to her earning the moniker \u2018Kind Teacher\u2019. As far as\nI am concerned Alhaja never stopped being that kind teacher, through her\nactions, her compassion, her perseverance. She taught us how to love, to be\ntolerant, to do more – to go an extra mile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Doing a little more than the best was her\nway. A trait that I have tried to emulate and imbibe all of my life. Her mantra\nwas: never to do or carry out any evil acts no matter circumstances. She would\nalways remind me to remember the son of whom I am and not to engage in negative\nact and be of model character and make our parents proud. One I particularly\nlike is to always be content and accept whatever is giving to me freely or of\neffort with appreciation without complaint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I could go on and on but I will say at 90\nyears strong, Alhaja lived, Oh she lived! She really did. 7 great children,\nmany grandchildren and great grand children. Almighty Allah, wonderful you are\nfor the gift that came to be known as Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo. We love\nyou, we miss you Grandma – \u2018Americana Alhaja\u2019 as I always fondly referred to\nyou. I will miss how you would respond \u2018Emi na re o\u2019 with huge smiles and\nelation. Alhaja, the tears have turned to joy! You paid it forward for a great\nmultitude; we are grateful and lucky to have been part of your journey. Alhaja\ne sun re o – May Allah forgive your shortcomings and grant you Aljanat Fridaus,\nAmin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013Olusegun Jubril Erogbogbo<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat wisdom can you find that is greater\nthan kindness\u201d – Jean Jarques Roussou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The above quote encapsulates our beloved\nMum\u2019s lifestyle throughout her sojourn on Earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Her kindness endeared her to all the people\nshe interacted with, both young &old, irrespective of status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mum\u2019s constant reminder of the popular\nverse from the Holy Bible \u201cGba eyi ton se tire ki osima dupe\u201d not only found a\nbig place in my heart, but made me courageous &steadfast all the way,\nthrough thick & thin. I truly appreciate Mum for being there for all of us,\nwhen it mattered most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Adieu Mummy, my dear friend, my philosopher\nqueen, a woman of courage with an undying love for humanity. May our dear\nAlhaja S. A. Erogbogbo (nee Alamutu) enjoy everlasting peace in the bosom of\nher maker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She came, she saw &she conquered. Bravo\nMum!!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ajoke Gbeleyi, (daughter) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tribute to an amazing mother in law <\/p>\n\n\n\n Describing my dear mother Alhaja\nShadiatAbeke Erogbogbo as the best mother in the world is an understatement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n From the first day I met her, her warmth,\nbeauty, kindness has always been unparalleled. Her nickname for me was \u201cBlack\nand shine\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja calls everyone, stays in touch and\nalways wants to know how you are doing. Mum. I already miss that your ringing\nlaughter, when Abike calls you\u201d Iyawo Alhaji, you reply her \u201cIyawo Erewa\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then you call me by your favorite nick name\n\u201cBlack and shine\u201d. I\u2019m glared we shared memorable moments with you before you\nleft to the Lords blossom in peace. Sleep well, Alhaja. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Segun Erewa <\/p>\n\n\n\n Iyawo wa number 1. Our grandmother was a\nforce of nature of kindness, sweetness, love, sacrifice and dedication to Allah\nand family. None of us would be here today without her. She has imbued so much\nof her values, love and kindness in us and we cannot thank her enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I pray Allah rewards you for all the good\ndeeds, kindness and prayers that your life has inspired. May Allah grant you\naccess to the highest gate of Jannah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We will continue to do as you have always\nasked us to do, Hajia mi. Sun re o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dipo and Deji Dabiri <\/p>\n\n\n\n The love of a grandma is unique. God must\nhave given grandmothers to us to liven up our lives, to make our lives more\ncomplete, to make us well rounded and better human beings. My grandma truly\nlivened mine, \u201co yes, she did\u201d, she played a big part in my life, one I will\nsurely never forget. She has never been just my grandma, but my guardian angel,\nmy friend and my inspiration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Love you grandma, you truly were a special\nwoman. You may have passed on, but your memories will always live on within us.\nThank you for your sacrifices abiamo tooto, thank you for your care, your love,\nconcern, words of wisdom, encouragement and advice, thank you for what and who\nyou were to me, thank you for everything you did for me. I beseech Almighty\nAllah to count you amongst the righteous faithfully guided ones, enlarge your\ngrave and shed light upon you in it (amen). Rest in peace grandma, you will\nsurely be missed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n WILLIAMS RUKAYAT OMOWUNMI (Granddaughter) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja Sadiat Erogbogbo was a loving and\ncaring mother. She was a Shepherd that never lost sight of her sheep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We will miss her. Sun re o kind Teacher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n OLORI RISIKAT ONIRU<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mummy, The Greatest woman I know. One with\ngreat substance and humility. You were truly a gem. Although you have gone home\npeacefully, I wish you were still here caring for me. Coming to my shop,\nchecking up on me at all times. Even as you got older, your care became\nstronger and I\u2019ll will always be grateful you will always be beautiful inside\nyou in my heart. Continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord. Love you Mummy\nIkeja. Rest in peace Alhaja Shadiyat Abeke <\/p>\n\n\n\n Erogbogbo. JOKE SOGUNRO <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tribute to Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo,\nAlhaja to dara, to lewa, won to ju wa O!..and that for me is the loving memory\nof Alhaja because she taught us the true definition of love which is simply\nbeing there and Alhaja was there from taking care of her grandchildren, to\nalways praying for us, advising us, calling us on our birthdays, checking up on\nus to attending our Birthday, family ceremonies and weddings. Even while she\nwas on the wheel chair Alhaja was there … Alhaja wa Owon! E ti sise iya iya\nsile, eyin yin si ti da. Mama Erogbogbo e sun re a! <\/p>\n\n\n\n OLUMUYIWA GBELEYI <\/p>\n\n\n\n Good Night Mama! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja died on my birthday! Allahu Akbar! <\/p>\n\n\n\n That she passed on my birthday is an\nadditional blessing. I feel she will always be near me as I will forever\nremember her for her love, kindness and generosity towards me and my sister.\nOur dear Mama lived a long and productive life. A mother\u2019s death is an\nirreparable loss. We take solace in the assurance that she is in a better\nplace. My sincerest condolences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n FOLAKE EROGBOGBO <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tribute to \u201cIya Mi\u201d, \u201cIya mi\u201d, as I fondly\ncalled her was my mother and aunt; my dad\u2019s younger sister\/niece. I coin named\nher \u201cIya mi\u201d because of her motherly virtues. Her love for me is one that is\nonly comparable to that of a mother, this is so because it is indescribable. I\ncan still remember vividly the joyful countenance she always exhibited whenever\nshe sees anyone of her family member (nuclear and extended), the cheerfulness\nin her and the unending generosity that was her unique identity. Keeping the\nties of kinship is a major act of goodness in Islam that attracts immense\nreward and long life, one of fulfillment and success. Iya mi had a good\nunderstanding of this religious duties and it\u2019s significance, thus she has\nalways ensured it\u2019s application. She did foster unity and brotherhood in our\nfamily. Her religious commitment was enviable, so also her compassionate\nnature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhamdulillah, you came, you saw, you\nconquered, you lived life to the fullest. May Almighty Allah (SW) bestow his\nmercy upon you and admit you into Jannatul Firdaus (amen). <\/p>\n\n\n\n ALHAJI HAFEEZA. WILLIAMS (GREAT NEPHEW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Kind Teacher\u201d as she was fondly\ncalled, Alhaja Sadia Abeke Erogbogbo (S. A. to her Husband) was such an amazing\nmother to her children and to all who were lucky to have made her acquaintance.\nShe gave us all the best that she could and she loved us unconditionally. It\ndid not matter whether you were her biological children, their spouses and\nsiblings, their cousins or their friends, Mummy had always received all with\nwarmth and open arms. She had also continued to maintain regular contact with\neveryone through visits and phone calls all over the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She taught us about love, patience and\nendurance. She taught us to be prayerful and to lead by example. She would be\ngreatly missed. May Allah (SWT) accept all her good deeds and forgive all her\nwrongs and May Al- jannah Fridaus be her final abode. Aameen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n FUAD, KUNLE & LATIFAT, KOFO KASSIM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n May our loving Mother Alhaja Abeke\nErogbogbos soul rest in perfect peace IJMN Amen. We thank God for her selfless\nlife. Very caring and loving. Adieu Mama Dada. Shallom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n from YEMISI OLAJIDE (Nee Erogbogbo.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja S. A. Erogbogbo was good to all the\nchildren and all grandchildren and great grand children .. \u2018Iwaju ti o koju si\nti da, ehin e na ma da inshaa Allah\u2019 May her Soul rest in Peace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Aameen!!!!!!!. She was fond of calling me\nIyaniwura. Her sister- In-law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ALHAJA SILIFAT OMOWONUOLA ONIMOLE (Nee\nErogbogbo). MAA-SALAM . <\/p>\n\n\n\n From Alhaji S. A. Ahmed children <\/p>\n\n\n\n From Allah we came and to him we shall all\nreturn. Mummy lived a life well spent and no amount of appreciation is\nequivalent to all her good deeds. Talking about what she has done for me and my\nfamily will take forever to talk about and I probably won\u2019t even finish up so\nam just gonna mention a few. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja Shadiyat Abeke Erogbogbo was a good,\nloving, accommodative and caring mother who treats all children like hers and\nnever discriminate or differentiate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mummy was a friendly person and never had\ngrudges unsettled with anyone. Mummy brought up my father the person of Alhaji\nAmodu Ahmed and took all his children like hers and gave us all the love she\ngave her own children and when it vacation we offer go to her place at Ikeja\nwhere she stayed with her loving and caring husband which they both play and act\nlike kids which makes us happy and joyous at that time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mummy is not that kind of person that stay\nangry for long, if you upset her she clears up her mind and everything is back\nto normal within a blink of an eye .. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mummy was never absent or far from us\n(Alhaji S.A Ahmed children) even after the demise of our father. She attended\nour wedding and other ceremonies standing as our father and all and never\nforgot us as she maintained constant contact with us from time to time. Anytime\na remembrance is to be made she always Include our father\u2019s name and pray for\nhim and when our mom died she was sad and she called to extend her condolences\nand comfort us with sooting words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On her 90th birthday she called us and\nprayed for us and we wished her many more years not knowing her time is near\nmummy was a good and loving mother in her life time and I pray she is rewarded\nwith Aljanah Fridaus and may all what she left behind (property or children)\nnever perish but rather flourish and grow in abundance … <\/p>\n\n\n\n On behalf of the Omotundes, I commiserate\nwith our family members, the Erogbogbos, the Kassims, the Gbeleyis, the Dabiri\nErewas and the Williams\u2019s over the passing onto glory of our darling, amiable,\ncaring, unassuming and loving Matriarch of the Erogbogbos, the one I used to\ncall original Alhaja Shadiat Abeke Erogbogbo. Eye meji ki n je asa. I got to\nknow Alhaja over 30 years ago through her daughter in law Olubunmi and her\ngrandsons, Professor Folarin and Engineer Folusho Erogbogbo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One thing I have learned in life is that\nthe love of a mother for her child reflects and extends to everybody around\nthat child. Alhaja Erogbogbo exhibited this virtue wholeheartedly. Once I\nbecame a friend to her daughter in law, I enjoyed every kind gesture and\naffection Alhaja had for Bunmi. Alhaja respected me, never called me by my\nfirst name, treated me like one of her own offsprings, would branch at my\noffice then on Broad Street to say hello, would discuss intimate issues with me\nlike she would a \u201cfriend\u201d and we just bonded. What about Alhaja\u2019s of ad a stew,\nher special eja osan fish to me every time she went to her customer at Oyingbo.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja would call me first thing in the\nmorning after her prayers to send my driver to pick one thing or the other to\neat at the office or take home. She was wonderful. We are grateful to the\nAlmighty God for answering her prayers, she always said, no matter how long I\nlive, none of you my children will leave me behind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We are all going to miss her warm and large\nheart, her special prayers which always ended with quotes from the Holy Qur\u2019an\nand her thoughtfulness in its entirety. May the Lord grant Alhaja Shadiat Abeke\nAl- janna fidaus and may He protect her seeds. Aaaamin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mrs Oyejoke Omotunde. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tribute to Alhaja SadiatAbeke Erogbogbo, my\ndearest mother-in-Iove <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo was a\nbeautiful mother, inside out. She was loving, caring, kind, generous and\nfriendly. She was a forever grateful person; always appreciating whatever\nanyone did for her, no matter how small or how long ago it was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She took me as her own, and extended her\nopen arms of love to my friends as well. She will be greatly missed. We will\nall miss her phone calls to us on our birthdays, her holiday greetings and the\nendless ways she positively touched our lives. Thank you, wonderful mother; for\nyour love, prayers, words of admonition, and friendliness. I will miss her\ndearly, I will miss hearing her voice over the phone. Sleep well, beloved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Olubunmi Erogbogbo <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tribute to Alhaja S.A. Erogbogbo by Dr Remi\nAbere <\/p>\n\n\n\n It seems so surreal that I am about to\nwrite a tribute to Alhaja \u2013 my second mum, how do I start, not really sure. I\nwill start at the very beginning, I think it was the 15th of September 1975. My\ndad, my sister, Julie and I had finally arrived in Lagos, my sister and I here\nfor the first time, to stay. To say that arriving from Glasgow to Lagos was\nindeed a culture shock in 1975 is a bit of an understatement. My uncle had\npicked us up at the airport (which is now the local airport) in his white\nPeugeot 404. It probably took an hour to drive across Ikeja to Adeniyi Jones,\nwhich would be our home for the next few months. On parking at no 13, all of a\nsudden, I saw a lady in a powder blue \u201cero and buba\u201d running, no racing down\nthe stairs as fast as her legs could take her, big smile on her face and give\nus the most incredible big, warm hug you could ever get from anyone. I am not\nsure I have ever seen anyone so excited to see us in my whole life! She was so\nsweet and warm and she made me and my sister feel instantly at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This sums up the heart of my auntie, she\nwas so loving, so pure, no matter what mode she was in she always had smiles\nand love for me\/us! We had a special way of greeting every time we saw each\nother. There was always a special light in her eyes, she would call me \u201cRem\nRem\u201d. She always thought I was so much like my dad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja was always there to lend a helping\nhand. In the early days, when we first arrived from Scotland, we had difficulty\nin finding a primary school. Alhaja would take us round Lagos, nearly every\nday, stopping off at every primary school we could find, from Maryland convent\nto Grace Children\u2019s School to Lara Day, she would never tire. On the occasions\nthat my sister Julie <\/p>\n\n\n\n did not like the food she served, she would\ntake us to a restaurant in town to eat. I could go on and on talking about how\nexceptional Alhaja was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She was a mother of all mothers, her light\nand loving nature kept everyone together. She was always calling to see how we\nall were right up till her last moments, and she never missed anyone out.\nAnytime I visited her in Ikorodu, we would take trips down memory lane and\nlaugh and when I left, I would feel comforted to face the world again. I truly\nbelieve, every now and again, God releases an angel, I definitely know that\nAlhaja was one of them, to say we will miss her is definitely true and a\nmassive understatement, but what I do know, is that her memory will live\nforever in all our hearts. Good night my dear Alhaja, we love you so much. I\nknow you are resting in peace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alhaja my second mum ….. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My abiding memory is her gorgeous welcome\nat Adeniyi Jones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She was so warm and kind! My dad, Remi and\nI arrived in a country that was so different from the one we left as children\nand she was our ROCK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The first thing she asked when we arrived\nof course was whether we wanted to eat! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately, young Julie was very picky\nand difficult to please but Alhaja was so patient. She even offered to pick the\nblack bits out of my dodo!! That was Alhaja all over, she liked to accommodate\nand make people feel happy and content and would keep on trying until she\nsucceeded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lovely kind lady with the quiet voice, I\nshall miss you. Rest in peace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Julie Bridge (Nee Erogbogbo) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2022The Story Of Alhaja SADIAT ABEKE EROGBOGBO It\u2019s no longer news that Hon. 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