Grandpa as I fondly call him is no more. He is gone, yet he is not. He lives eternally within all of us. You will surely be missed as you were a great influence in the society you left; your children, family, the church and all who ever came in contact with you. You were a kind-hearted and gentle disciplinarian with great sense of humour and soothing smile! You radiated love and care to all. I am indeed grateful to God for your impactful life here on earth. I will always remember grandpa for his loving nature, strong personality, his love for God and the values he passed on to us. Praying to God for his soul to Rest in Peace. Amen.
EDIDIONG ETIM


My grandfather was by far one of the most amazing people I had the honour and pleasure of knowing.
Even more so, I am proud to say that I am related to a hero (MY GRANDPA). He always gave me the best hugs. If I could make a wish, I’d wish for you to live again. I’ll miss you so much grandpa.
TAMILORE BAKARE

My brother has not gone; rather, I think of him as resting. He continues to live in the hearts he touched. His actions were always kind: a generous hand, an active and plain mind. We will miss you a million times but nothing loved is ever lost, and you were loved so much. May God grant us all the fortitude to bear this great loss. Good night, my loving brother. Prof. Moji T. Bakare-Odunola

Dear grandpa,
  How i wish you where here.your death feels like a dark cloud in my heart.Thank you for teaching me some scriptures in the bible on my last visit. May your soul rest In peace .
Bakare Oreoluwa

My Dear Uncle, Daddy Akoka....i am not too good with words, even though i am short of words especially at this time. We love you but definitely God loves you more. It took me a while to let it sink in...I remember all the love and care you gave me right from when I was in Queens college yaba, and I use to come to yours at 'Oyaderan estate' onike.... sometimes on mid term, ..... you were always there for us ( my siblings and I) no distance was to far, your show of love was Awesome. We appreciate you then and you will forever be in our hearts . 
May your soul rest in peace Amen 

Tribute;

Dearest Brother and Daddy,

Although we did not have the opportunity to say our final farewell, we will always remember you and cherish the beautiful memories you left us. As attested to by many, you were such a good big brother with a remarkably large heart and you cared for us - your siblings - selflessly. You meant so much to us and we loved you dearly.

With your encouragement and support (financial and moral), we all excelled in our educational pursuits. You were kind and caring, and guided us in our quest to become successful men and women, to the best of your ability. Undoubtedly, you impacted us with the many virtues God bestowed on you, and you will live in our hearts forever.

We pray to Almighty God to forgive your misgivings and unite us all in His eternal gardens.

FAREWELL "BODA"

Tribute;

Dearest Brother and Daddy,

Although we did not have the opportunity to say our final farewell, we will always remember you and cherish the beautiful memories you left us. As attested to by many, you were such a good big brother with a remarkably large heart and you cared for us - your siblings - selflessly. You meant so much to us and we loved you dearly.

With your encouragement and support (financial and moral), we all excelled in our educational pursuits. You were kind and caring, and guided us in our quest to become successful men and women, to the best of your ability. Undoubtedly, you impacted us with the many virtues God bestowed on you, and you will live in our hearts forever.

We pray to Almighty God to forgive your misgivings and unite us all in His eternal gardens.

FAREWELL "BODA"

I have very fond memories of my most gentle and soft spoken uncle........
Always smiling! I have bever seen him angry or spoken harshly to anyone. Rest in peace my darling uncle. Will always remember your gentle smile

Dear Uncle,

Thank you for the many ways you touched our lives. You always modelled peacefulness, kindness, patience, joy, generosity and many more godly characteristics even without saying a word. You embodied all these so easily.

We will miss you very much.

Rest well, Uncle.

Tayo, Ayobola, Tunde and Bolaji (Ijaiya)

Dear Daddy, it's been more than a week and no sign of you around. The house feels empty without you. I'm still in shock and hurting. Still find it hard to come to the realization that you're no more. I really miss you but what's more hurtful is the fact I'm never going to see you again. All the laughter, the gifts, the gist, the fun and happy moments, the bible readings, calls and text messages just to check of on me and pray with me, all the errands as well, it's all past tense and memories now?... I love you so so so much, Daddy, so much than anyone could ever imagine. I'll also miss you and your teachings, most especially your laughter!
Thanks for being my Dad, thanks for standing by me through difficult times, thanks for welcoming and making me feel at home at all times. I'm thankful I met you and it was definitely worth it!
I hope and pray you find eternal rest in the kingdom of the Lord. God bless you forever, my Daddy!
I love you!❤️

I may never get out all the words, but I could still remember your last smile, the fist bump we did the night before the day you passed.
Daddy, those memories will forever live here. How you encouraged me to have a career shift, how you kept telling me it’s possible to achieve anything… Thank you.

Your passing came as a shock, your last words was “see you tomorrow Jide”. It hurts to know you are no more.

Rest well Daddy.
I miss you

Your passing came to me as a shock because you were so full of life, even though you were going through one thing or the other. You wouldn’t fail to laugh and make jokes about football with me. I will miss you, daddy. All the things you taught me, I will hold on to forever.

You always wanted me to grow in Christ and that was the most important thing you cared about. Thank you for showing me the way of Christ, that’s one thing I will cherish forever. Words are not enough to describe how great of a dad you were to me. You are loved forever.

By the words from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, God has given me hope that we will meet again, until then, continue to rest in Christ, Papa. I love you.

Daddy was so pleasant to everyone I remember from 1984 through 1999 when daddy's house was all the boys' house. We ate and drank like we were in our father's house without paying anything for it. Also, Daddy would give his Toyota Lite Ace mini van to us to go around and make some money for ourselves. We all spent good times in his house. Thank God for his caring wife as a mother to all the boys then. She also took care of everyone of us like her own children.
The majority of us now live aboard but, we will all miss him forever.
May your soul rest in everlasting and perfect peace forever IJN. May your good works follow you till we meet again, daddy rest on.

Love,

Olukayode Ajitadidun

My very dear uncle, gentle, kind, loving, a man of God, fervent for God and genuine. I have many fond and cherished memories. You played a major role in my life at one of my lowest points, when you heard, you came looking for me and encouraged me. Your Godly advice changed the course of my life for better. I thank God for making me your niece. You lived a full life and deposited God’s love in so many lives. Thank you uncle for loving regardless. Rest in peace dear uncle.

Daddy akoka, it's quite emotional having to write this barely few years after your younger brother, my dad left us. Growing to know you as our big daddy and grandpa figure is a memory I'll cherish forever. Thanks for your care, love, text messages and suppport daddy, you will be greatly missed. May the Lord accept you into His bossom and grant you eternal rest. Amen

You were a loving and ever so gentle uncle .Your love for the lord gave me strength. You really loved the lord so much .
May you rest in peace . Amen

Daddy was a good man since I was a child till he left this world. He brought so much happiness to many hearts he touched . He was kind, caring and understanding towards people. He was great man of God, a mentor, if help was ever needed then, it came so freely from him . He was a blessing and God's gift to everyone he came across and brought so much joy to us! I will for ever be grateful for the love Daddy showed him in ALL aspects of my life!!!
My dear Daddy, may your soul continue to rest in the blossom of the Almighty!

I remember the day we last met. I remember your kind words, I remember your humour. Dear "Daddy Akoka"
I remember the gifts you gave me whenever you came visiting back then in Ilorin and how you cared so much for me, your calls to always check up on me and my family and how you filled up the role of a father when we lost your younger brother. It saddens me that you are no more. It feels like I lost two heroes within a short time.You have departed, leaving your dear ones behind with your memories. It is difficult to imagine our lives without an uncle who has been strong support, a great motivator and an uncle for life.I wish you could stay more with all of us. You could spend more time and spread more happiness around you. It breaks my heart; it makes me sad to think of all the times we had. But am consoled that you are with the Lord. May your soul rest in peace. Amen.

Our father was a man like no other, if love, humility and compassion had a form in human then it was him, he was an icon worthy of emulation, a true definition of what a family should be like. He was a hero, a strong support system, a hardworking and strong individual who was always there for his family. He was selfless, he lived for others always willing to help, he was highly principled and stood firm for what he believed was in the general interest of everyone. I remember sometime in 1989 when i had electrical accident, one of our father’s darkest moments in life seeing his loved one go through such a tragic moment with so much pain, he went over and above at that time.
He thought me so much that he lives in my memory till date. I will forever remember the day he tot me how to eat, then I usually eats a plate of food in seconds()...your memories will keeps living in me now and always.

Rest on papa.

Lolo chupa

Dearest Daddy, Brother, so suddenly!!! You left me, your youngest Brother without a notice, despite we talked some minutes past 8:00pm on the eve of that glorious day! You sounded well with cleared voice, hale and hearty.
I am really going to miss you indeed; your love, care and all what you often share with me.
I will always remember you and I believe you are in heaven with our Lord, Jesus Christ -Amen.

You are without a doubt a great personality; you are intelligent, discerning, attentive, and full of knowledge. You show so much compassion and display a lot of humility so much that every one of us seeks to emulate you. Your loving memory will ever remain a monument in our hearts. Good night Daddy.

I have some beautiful and lovely memories with Daddy, the memories will remain in me forever and would be shared amongst generations insh-Allah.

May Allah forgive him (Daddy) and grant him Aljannah Firdauos. Rest in peace sir.

My father was a loving man, always willing to help and never tired to help. He loves his family and always doing all he can to make sure we live a goldly life. Even till his last days he was still talking about living a righteous life and doing the will of God. He is a role model and his life was well spent. I pray for eternal rest in the lord bossom. Rest on daddy.

You will be greatly missed Sir, Rest in perfect peace Sir

Our father was loved so dearly, and brought so much happiness to the many hearts he touched. He was always kind, caring and understanding towards people. And if help was ever needed then it came so freely from him. He was a blessing and God's gift to everyone he came across and brought so much joy to us