Oyetola sympathises with Shina Abubakar, Osun Correspondents’ chair over father’s death

Former Osun State Governor and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has mourned the demise of Alhaji Musa Olohunlogaju Abubakar, who died on Wednesday and was buried yesterday, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Osogbo, Osun State capital.

The late Islamic cleric, an illustrious son of Osogbo, is the father of Mr. Shina Abubakar, Osun State Vanguard Newspapers’ Correspondent and Chairman, Correspondents’ Chapel of Osun State Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

The Minister described the death of the late Alhaji Abubakar as a great loss to the state, the entire family and the Muslim community in Osogbo.

These are contained in a statement from the minister’s Media Office.

The minster further described the late Abubakar as a devout Muslim and an entrepreneur who devoted his life to productive ventures and showed his children the path to success.

“I received with great shock the passing of your father, the late Alhaji Musa Olohunlogaju Abubakar who died on Wednesday. Although he was an old man, the death of a beloved father is usually devastating no matter how old he may be.

“But as a devout Muslim yourself, I want you to be consoled by the fact that your beloved father lived an exemplary life worthy of emulation by every Muslim desirous of a worthy end.

“Allah will comfort you, your other siblings and the Muslim community in our dear state. His death is no doubt a heavy loss to the family and the entire Muslim community.

“I pray Allah grant him Aljanat Firdaus and I pray Allah to give you, your siblings and the entire Muslim community in Osogbo in particular, and Osun State in general, the courage and fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss

“On behalf of my immediate family and the APC family in Osun State, I join family members, friends, the league of Imams and Alfas, and the entire Osun State Muslim Ummah to mourn the death of Alhaji Musa Olohunlogaju Abubakar. I pray Almighty Allah overlook his shortcomings, admit him into Aljanah Firdaus,” Oyetola added.