Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola has discontinued his trip to the holy land of Mecca for the lesser hajj pilgrimage following the death of his father, Alhaji Ademola Fashola, who passed away in the early hours of yesterday at an undisclosed hospital in Lagos at the age of 80.
In a statement signed by chief of staff to the governor, Olanrewaju Babalola, the elder Fashola has been buried at Vaults and Gardens, Ikoy,i in accordance with Muslim rites.
Meanwhile, the vice chairman, Senate Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Senator Gbenga Ashafa has commiserated with the governor over the demise of his father.
In his statement, the lawmaker described late Alhaji Fashola as cool and calm with rare humility and high sense of discipline.
“We all are going to miss Alhaji Ibrahim Ademola Fashola for his fatherly advice at all time, if not for this untimely death, we would have celebrated his 80th birthday next month, above all, God knows best. I pray that God Almighty give the entire Fashola’s family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace, Amen!” he said.