Senior Apostle Joseph Akanbi, Coordinating Minister of the Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church, on Friday, urged Nigerians to be faithful to God and show love to one another.
Akanbi delivered a speech at the funeral service for Apostle Esther Ojelabi, wife of Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State Chapter.
The funeral service was held at the Lagos State University Auditorium, Ojo, Lagos State.
Lagos Panorama reports that Mrs. Ojelabi passed away on March 24 at the age of 64 years.
In a sermon, Akanbi said that the deceased lived a life of faithfulness and made positive impact on society.
He called on Nigerians to emulate her life of simplicity, prayer, care and love, urging faithfulness to God.
He warned that materialism was a tool by Satan to distract people from living a life of faithfulness.
“We need to always remember the reason we are on earth. Such consciousness will enable us to live faithfully to God and love humanity,” the cleric said.
Notable attendees included the Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; a former Minister of Works and Housing and former Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN); and a former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Sen. IdiatObanikoro
Others present were the ranking Federal lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru (Lagos East) and a former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro.
Mrs Tope Ambode, daughter of the deceased, said: “My mum impacted lives. Although we will miss her, our solace is in the fact that she is in the bosom of her Creator as a result of the way she lived,”
