Ogundiwin Matriarch Laid To Rest
The remains of Mama Esther Jadesola Ogundiwin were laid to rest in Owobale Ibadan on Thursday, amidst calls for a change in parental values.
Madam Ogundiwin died in September 2nd, 2024 at the age of 92 years.
Delivering a sermon at the funeral service, the Executive Secretary (Rtd) West Africa Division of the General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Pastor Onaolapo Ajibade said recent crises in the country were not unconnected to the loss of good parental values; saying that parents are now too concerned with material things rather than social values that upcoming generations could inherit.
The clergy who described the roles of parents in nation building as indispensable said the tides of insecurity and corruption in the country could have been stemmed if parents had handed their wards lasting values.
He added that the Ogundiwin Matriarch was immensely blessed by good children, adding that mothers have great privileges, especially when they train their children and give them good education and good social values of discipline and selfless sacrifice.
Ajibade reminded leaders that they, too, needed to use their offices to better the lot of the masses rather than personal aggrandisement.
Describing the deceased as a devout Christian who never wavered in her faith till death, he lamented that church has now been adulterated with people who do not stand on their faith but use it like “a walking stick” and throw it away when they feel they do not need God.
Some of the children of the deceased described her as a caring mother who catered for the needs of her children even if it was not convenient.
Her remains were later interred at her residence while guests were hosted after the funeral.