RETIRED BUREAUCRATS MOURN AFENIFERE LEADER, PA REUBEN FASORANTI
Members of the Association of Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries in Ondo State have expressed sadness over the demise of the Afenifere Leader and the Patriarch of the Fasoranti family, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti.
Reacting to the news of Pa Fasoranti’s death in a statement, the President of the Association, Mrs. Mojisola Ajayi, described him as an embodiment of integrity, commitment and dedication to service to humanity, perseverance,humility and contentment.
The statement reflects on the elder statesman’s wise counsel, guidance and considerate position on issues of justice and good governance.
While commisserating with the immediate family , Akure Kingdom and the entire Yoruba nation, Mrs Ajayi urged everyone to rejoice and be comforted in the fact that Pa Fasoranti lived a very fulfilled life and left indelible footprints of honour and legacy for generations to come.
The revered elder statesman, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, who departed this world at the glorious age of 100 years, was one of the most honest progressives, iconic and highly respectable politicians with a spartan life,ever produced by Nigeria.
Pa Fasoranti served as Ondo State Commissioner for Finance in the glorious administration of an equally upright and diligent politician as governor of old Ondo State, late Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin.
He was until his death, the leader of the Pan – Yoruba Socio-Cultural Group, Afenifere.
