This is a tribute from a very close friend of Daddy, Surveyor Folorunso Folowosele, in fact, Daddy's wedding BestMan
ABRAHAM AKINTAYO AREMU AKINOLA (1941-2016)
WHILE in a few moments of repose sitting on my bed, I saw a sad face. Soon I recognized my own face, staring at me in the mirror on the wall at the foot end of the bed. I have been pensive since I learnt of the death of Abraham Akintayo Aremu Akinola. This tribute is primarily for the living to learn lessons whenever our good God gives us the grace to do so. For what our friend now is awaits everyone. “There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither has he power in the day of death.”
Akintayo Aremu Akinola was born June 12, 1941, to the late Chief Samuel Akinola Sawe of Ijamo by the late Madam Ibilola Daramola of Iloro, both quarters in Ilesa, Osun State. He fell asleep suddenly July 25, 2016, in his house at Ilesa during a brief illness.
Indeed, Akintayo Akinola was one of my intimate friends. I recall I was his best man. As much as Satan tried to separate us in life, the devil failed. “Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains… For He is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of partition between us…”
Akintayo and I had a heartwarming dialogue during my visit to him at the Wesley Guild Hospital Ilesa. We also spoke July 14, 2016, on phone when he belatedly congratulated me on my Birthday of the previous day. This was a long chat in which he told me of his hospital appointment that precipitated the delay. It was Akintayo’s reciprocal greeting to my earlier text message to him on June 12, 2016, his 75th Birthday.
All those recent contacts between Akintayo and me were made possible by God through the indefatigable Patriot Dr. Obi Daramola. Surely, the Assistant Secretary of the Ijesha Patriotic Klub (IPK) has been performing a noble task. His information from time to time on each real or ‘absentee’ member of IPK has been mending or building fences within and without. God bless him for his unrelenting unique services to his friends and other people.
Patriots and friends, the preacher has not ceased to sing loud and clear, “Seek ye not repose but watch and pray.” In addition, recall always what Prophet Balaam told Balak, Moab king: “Who can count the dust of Jacob… Let me die the death of the righteous and let my end be like his!”
We pray for the comfort of the Holy Spirit on Akintayo’s spouses and children and his extended families as well as friends.
We also pray the soul of our departed dear colleague to rest in perfect peace.
Folorunso Folowosele
" He that is unjust, let him be unjust still, and he that is filthy, let him be filthy still, and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still, and he that is holy, let him be holy still
.....behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give everyman according as his work shall be "
Rev 22:11,12"