We missed u my dear egbon, but truely ur memory will forever lives in our heart till we meet to part no more.
Adieu my dear brother.

Accept my condolences. God'll grant the family and friends the fortitude to bear this loss.

Uncle, May your sweet soul continue to rest in perfect peace.

We missed you dearly Demola. May your soul continue to rest in the bosom of Almighty God. Amen

Like yesterday. May your soul continue to rest in peace till the day of resurrection. My son Tomiwa and his friends (BOWEN University) talk about your counsel that shaped their destinies. Thank you.

Demola, may your soul continue to rest in the bosom of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Forever in our hearts. I miss you Daddy.

You are forever in our mind. We remember you today and always. May your soul continue to rest in perfect peace. Amen

...may your soul rest in peace sir️
As death is inevitable,I want us all to take solace in God ,the writer of our will. Daddy came,he saw,and he did conquered_Halleluyah.
Barr. Bisi may God comfort you,your siblings and every members of the Ladele's family. AMEN ️

Prof, it's very certain you've gone to be with the Lord. The legacies you instilled in us live on. Continue to rest sir.

Prof, it's very certain you've gone to be with the Lord. The legacies you instilled in us live on. Continue to rest sir.

Tribute to Prof. Ladele of blessed memory.


How hard it is for us to admit the news of your sudden exit. We can't but imagine the vacuum created in your stead.

You were always so true blood extension; both home and abroad. An example for us to follow.

As a department we will miss you and all you do. However we have your epistles in journals and books to comfort us.

Even though you are gone, you live on.


..........
From department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Services, University of Benin

Thank you so much sir for all you did and stood for. Your doggedness and resilience was one in a million. You are given to details, hardworking and highly meticulous. I remembered when you asked me that Kemi are you not remarrying again? I think you have waited enough and should consider remarrying for companionship. Thank you so much for bringing me on board RuSAN and being a model and good example of who an academic should be. You will be sorely missed sir. Rest on till the resurrection morning. Adieu.

Well it took me time to put down these few lines about my Egbon, Counselor and Motivator. Few days before departure you called to wish me happy birthday and prayed with me. We further discussed about NAFDAC and other registrations. And booking an appointment with my wife about your daughter's wedding and seeking few information from me. But, Alas you spoke with my wife and few hours before you departed this world to great beyond. Oyin found it a bit difficult to break the news to me friday morning, only to say we lost Egbon and l asked which Egbon and he said Prof Ladele and l said it cannot be possible, that he spoke with my wife yesterday and book an appointment with her for his wife.
Getting to office today passing by your door brings more reality to me that you're gone. I thank God for making us to come across and know each other. You proof read most of my publications and technical reports. Thank you. You took up Tomiwa and guided him meticulously in all aspects of life. Thank you. You contributed a lot to the development of our products. Thank you. Your frank comments, jokes and lifestyle will we miss. Adieu, Prof Ladele, surely your rest is peaceful till resurrection day. May God console the family, friends and colleagues in Jesus name.

With a painful heart but total submission to the will of God almighty, we the board and members of Environmental Conflict Mediation and Women Development Initiative (ECOMAWDI) wish to condole with our Executive Director, Mrs Stephenie Ijeoma Ladele over the demise of her beloved husband, Professor Ademola Ladele who until his demise was a caring father, a teacher and scholar per excellent, a servant in God's vineyard and mentor. A man who had positive influence on all who had met him, knew him or heard about him. The vacuum his death has created can never be filled but we are console in the fact that he is in a better place.
We pray God to grant his family the fortitude to bear this great loss.
Rest till we meet to part no more.
Good night sir!

Joshua Tunde
Secretary
Environmental Conflict Mediation and Women Development Initiative (ECOMAWDI )

Prof A.A. Ladele has made significant impact in the lives of many. We are reminded by his departure that we cannot be here forever and the need to maximize the moment because we will surely give account someday.

Rest on Prof.

Well daddy as i fondly call you,i want to bless God ever since i met you through my dad you have been so straightforward,decent,full of humour,how you made me see different ways Agricultural extension is wide and made me believe in myself during my undergraduate days.My colleagues at bowen university still talks about how you came and made it all easy for us during our final years.I still remember how you call me everyday checking with all aspects of my life and my business...All i can say is that heaven gained a soldier.Prof A.A Ladele an erudite &dogged teacher,pastor,family man,socialist and disciplinarian......I will miss you..God will console the family.Amen

I heard of the news of your demise with shock today in Osogbo from Dr Adeniyi from UI. What a great loss to the academia?
Prof. Ladele was an erudite scholar, cool,calm and unassuming. He will surely be missed in the department of Agricultural Extension & Rural Development, University of Ibadan and with the whole Agricultural Extension family in Nigeria.
May the good Lord comfort your family. May your soul rest in perfect peace.

I heard of the news of your demise with shock today in Osogbo from Dr Adeniyi from UI. What a great loss to the academia?
Prof. Ladele was an erudite scholar, cool,calm and unassuming. He will surely be missed in the department of Agricultural Extension & Rural Development, University of Ibadan and with the whole Agricultural Extension family in Nigeria.
May the good Lord comfort your family. May your soul rest in perfect peace.

THE HOME CALL OF A GREAT AGRICULTURAL EX
TENSION DON..."EXTENSION EVERY WHERE"

The news of the demise of a gentle and principled Icon...Prof A.A. Ladele came to me as shock; yet we can not query your maker who has the calendar of your life..Frankly speaking, the global Agricutural Extension body will greatly miss you.
Personally, your impromptu test during my M.sc days has instilled in me the spirit of preparedness which has been adding feathers to my application. You will always be remembered....The principles of Extension you taught me will ever be fresh in my memory....You are such a good tutor...
Rest on in the bosom of your creator till the resurrection day

Dr Rhoda Titilayo Adeniyi....

This was the man who supervised my MPhil Thesis. He had been my mentor and friend until I heard this sad news. Good bye

I only met Prof. Ademola in Zoom Bible studies and never got to meet him in person and shake his hand. But he is my beloved brother and I shed tears when I heard of his passing. I trust our God and Father that Ademola is now at peace and that I shall meet him in glory. May the Lord God pour His blessings and shalom on all of Ademola's family and comfort them as they mourn, amen.

So sadly hearing the news of your death,Prof. Ademola Ladele just a moment ago. You were a gentle soul, easy going and admirably courteous. I recalled our times at AP&C , as Deans your soft approach to issues imbued with wisdom and deep sense of understanding, very considerate and utmost display of humanness in your opinions and positions. Sleep on my senior brother and senior colleague.

Tribute- Prof A. A. LADELE
As it is often said "Good people don't die, they transit as their good works outlive them". Prof A.A. Ladele was a member and one of the pillars of the Nigerian Rural Sociological Association.(RuSAN)
He served the association in various capacities among which are: as Assistant Editor for over four years and later as the Editor-in-Chief. He subsequently ascended to the apex position of the Association as the President, a sway that he held for over four years.
Prof A.A. Ladele was a good and pragmatic leader. An erudite scholar of great repute; he had passion for the organisation and worked hazardously for the sustainability of the Association.
We shall miss his leadership acumen and prowess. No doubt, a good tree does not linger in the forest! We pray the Lord comfort the family and our Association that he left behind. We will continue to take solace in the truism of the maxim that "When someone becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure"
Rest on till the resurrection day.
*RuSAN Family*.

You left too soon, my brother. I never knew it would be as soon. But I am comforted that you are already with our king. You have escaped the pollutions, vanities and emptiness of the world. You were valiant. You fought the fight of faith and finished your course. You were a brave soldier. You died at your duty post. All the glory and praise be to God. Please, rest on, till we also together reach the other side.

Bro Demola, you have now joined the cloud of witnesses añd overcomers, watching us to see how we fought on.

Words cannot describe how much I'm already missing you but I will understand things better by and by.... When all the saints of God are gathered home.

Adieu, my brother!!!!

Prof Ladele will be seriously missed. He had the grace to have impacted on many, among whom is yours sincerely. I would never forget how he sharpened my knack for research when I was in his Research methodology class during the M.Sc. programme. He interacted with me beyond teacher-student level, which made me feel free to him to discuss other matters with him.

I strive to emulate his principled lifestyle, which I cherish a lot, even if some people loathe it. I attest that it's a lifestyle that is meaningful and beneficial. I never get bored in his company, whenever I'm privileged to be honoured to have it.

I pray that the Lord, the Almighty, will be merciful to all those he left behind.

Songs of love and words of commendation and appreciation pour in to a teacher's immeasurable contributions. Professor, you have departed this world to die no more but to continue to live eternally on the bosom of the Lord. I adore you, I acknowledge your skill, I extol your virtue. You have indeed gone to rest. Your soul is reposed in peace.

Dear daddy Ladele as we fondly call you rest on in the bossom of your creator, it is so shocking and painful but we know God's way are beyond our way. We will miss you greatly but we are consoled in the resurrection of the dead in Christ. Good night daddy Ladele as we don't die in Christ, there is hope for us.

Beloved Lemmy, it was truly shocking to learn of your transition to glory. We have come a long way from our first contact in 1984. What else can l say? I am just understanding the context of our last discussion. Thank God for your life.You truly left your foot prints in the sands of time. "To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die". Rest on dearly beloved.

Gone too soon Demola!!! Its now clear to me that our discussion 48 hours to your demise was our last. You deliberately directed me to get in touch with your trusted friend, Dr. Oyeranti, thanks him and that we should make sure that Olabisi's wedding is properly organized and not postponed because you will try as much as possible to be present. It was a shock that you left barely 48 hours after. By the grace of God, your last wish will be our command. Rest in perfect peace Demola.

Dear Saint from thy Labor rest.
You came, you served, you won!!!!
Rest easy Prof.

Prof Ademola Adekunte Ladele is gone forever. The news of your death came to me with great shock because you chatted me up on WhatsApp two days to your demise. I never imagined that it will be so soon but that is the way life goes, so mysterious.
You were a great mentor, very strong in spirit, very resourceful and an encourager. An erudite Professor of international repute, who collaborated with many colleagues including me for Tetfund and University of Ibadan Senate Research Grant! Yea! You left your foot-print because you impacted Christian virtues to most academia who knew your passion and zealousness for God’s work. I know that God will not forget your work of discipleship. You encouraged me to move up in my career life. Thank God for there is a great rejoicing in heaven that you made your mark on earth and are back home with acceptable credentials to meet your God.
On behalf of my family, I pray that your soul rests in peace and that God continually takes care of your wife, children and extended families and may God console the Department of Agricultural Extension, Rural Development University of Ibadan and the entire extension professionals.

Adieu! Adieu!! Adieu!!!

Prof Mrs Nkiru Theresa Meludu

Daddy Thank you for showing me that love is an action word... Thank you for showing me the way of salvation... Thank you for teaching me what friendship means... Thank you for showing me that family is everything... Thank you for showing me that hardwork pays... Thank you for showing me that character and integrity is essential... Thank you for your words of wisdom... Thank you for going above and beyond for your family... Thank you for teaching me mathematics... Thank you for believing in me and never doubting my abilities even when I didn't believe in myself...Thank you for teaching me how to save and invest... Thank you for showing me excellence and diligence it's truest form... Your legacy is mind blowing... I am proud to be your daughter... I really looked forward to our dance... God remains Sovereign.

-Olabisi Ladele

PASTOR (PROF) A.A LADELE

You never told me that the words of prayer you said to me on the morning of your departure was your own way of saying good night to me. You have shocked me to the marrow. You have lived well.God led you to drag me to my place of assignment, where one of the purposes of God for my life was discovered. My father would be glad to welcome a life saver like you. You tried your best to keep him alive. The Entire Eniolas family and RCCG, Multiple Blessing Sanctuary bid you good night till we all meet at the resurrection morning. Once again good night, a father like friend.

“Extension Everywhere, extending Nowhere: The Cacophony of Agricultural Extension in Nigeria “. That was your inaugural lecture of 2105/ 2016. It was the first time I saw you spoke with so much intelligence and humility and I remembered the title so well because I enjoyed every bit of it. You were indeed a good and gentle man, I admired you so much from afar because of your humility and compassionate docility. Your wife and your family stood by you till the very end, I prayed frequently for God’s healing upon you even though never I had the privilege of talking to you but I admired you from afar couple with the fact that we shared the same birthday date.
Thank God for the gift of your life to humanity.Continue to intercede for us because we believe you are at peace with God whom you served so well while on earth. Continue to extend your ever smiling face to God our maker.

Dear Prof,
What a loss this is for the academic world. You were always so simple in your approach to complex matters.

At my project defence, you were so kind even when you saw my flaws, you sweetly corrected me instead of hammering me down.

I pray that your good works continue to speak on earth here while you rest at the arms of our saviour, Jesus.

You are loved.

With our first conversation, I was happy to have you as Father-in-law, I always looked forward to our conversation, I always looked forward to seeing you.

I remember your smile, your enthusiasm, the joy that beamed from your face. I will miss these.

So sad we could not have you around for longer, but I am glad you have gone to be with the Lord, you have found your rest.

Till we meet to part no more, rest in the bosom of the Lord

Ayodeji Abimbola

My daddy, mentor, adviser, roll model, haaaaaaa so sad that you have gone so soon, anytime I knock at your door, you always there for me, you never complain you always receive me like your biological daughter, I never knew my father's burial will be the last time I will see you, you help me carry the gas cooker and some other things I use from Ilesa to Ibadan which I know some people will never do, because of their level of education or being a pastor, hmmmmm daddy I miss you and love you but God love you more, rest on daddy till we meet again. The ADAMS family is saying good night daddy.

Our dear colleague and eminent Professor, it's so heartbroken to know that you have departed to be with the Lord, though it's more profitable to be with the Lord. We will forever miss your detailed and intelligent ways of handling academic matters.
May the God of all comforts comfort those you left behind especially your immediate family. Rest on our Prof and external Examiner.

Dear Prof. The news of your transition into glory came as a huge shock to me as l never heard of your sickness or ill-health. You are a rare personality. Your humility is worthy of emulation....but even at that you had a good conscience and sound mind. You stood by the truth and whatever you believed in.....my interaction with you over the years was pleasant and l respect your view points at all times...you are one of the few people that l know was not moved by one's place of origin......l cherish that so much. The Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria will forever miss you....and l am so sure that many more people who came in contact with you will miss you. Rest in peace gentle soul.

I am speechless
Rest on daddy, till we meet to part no more

Prof. It's so Sad to know that you are no more. God Almighty has permitted it and so be it, but you will forever remain in our hearts. Sleep on Peaceful one and may you rest well with your Maker till we meet on that resurrection morning. May the good Lord console your family and us your colleagues. Adieu Prof.

My good, helpful & ever smiling brother, I never knew you are leaving us so soon. Am greatly impressed of your kind of faith in the Lord Jesus. Flashing back to our last discussion on your last visit to the Clinic at UCH, you opened up so many things the Great God that you served faithfully has done for you here on earth, how HE took you far beyond your expectations. You said for that reason, you are not intimidated by death. Egbon you ask me series of questions & I answered them all to your satisfaction. Am more resolute in my spirit that you left peacefully & gloriously to meet with your maker. Your memory shall ever remain in our thought, we shall Miss your loving smile & large heart that accommodates all. Your good & Godly legacy lives after u, continue to relax in the bosom of your maker where we shall meet to part no more on the resurrection day, Adieu my dear egbon.

Dear Prof. Ademola Adekunte Ladele,
Your death came as a shock to most of us!
We never knew that it will be this soon that your Saviour will call you home, but who are we to question God, who knows why, when and how you have to be called home.
However, we will continue to draw solace in sweet memory of your good works and indelible marks as a very gentle and kind hearted person, eminent professor and dedicated Christian in this terrestrial world.
There is no doubt, we will greatly miss you!
We pray that your gentle soul may rest in peace until the resurrection morning when every Christian shall meet to part no more.
Adieu, Prof. Ademola Adekunte Ladele,
an erudite scholar of international repute!
Good night!!!

One death too many. I found it unbelievable that a big tree of numerous branches in academia has fallen. An iconic personality has left us. An example to copy, not error to avoid as gone so soon. A paragon of virtues that contributed immensely in taking me from obscurity to the fore will not be seen again. What an irreplaceable loss! You stand tall among your pals. Oga, your imprints in academia will surely remain indelible.
May your soul find rest in your maker.
Good night sir.

My Dear Prof. It is indeed painful that you have left us to be with the Lord. But he knows best. Rest on sir in the bossom of the Lord

Dear Prof. Ademola Adekunte LADELE (Daddy Ladele). I love you but God loves you more. I'm counting on the grace and mercy of God to cope with the obvious fact that you are no longer available for me to do all that we used to do together over the past two and half decades: praising and worshipping God together, sharing the word of God together, praying together, talking over our personal matters together, giving and receiving from one another assistance of all kinds, eating together, laughing together, travelling together, walking together, and above all, talking and hoping for a peaceful and glorious end in the Lord together. You have ended peacefully and ended well in the Lord. I'm left in the race, trusting God to provide the grace and mercy to get going in Christ. Comforter, the Holy Spirit is aware of my present travails because of your transition. Nevertheless, my consolation stands over and above all pains. What's this consolation? That you ended the journey of this life on earth a redeemed of the Lord by the saving grace and mercy of God that you lived your life for till your last breath. Blessed be the name of the Lord.

My dear Egbon,
Words are not enough to describe how I felt when I got the news of your passage. It came as a rude shock. We would have love to have you around for many more years but it is beyond us as humans.
We however take solace in the fact that you lived your life in the service of God and humanity. Sleep on brother until we meet to part no more.
Segun Ladele

I saw you at our meeting in Oyo in the month of April when you walk usually gentlemanly, May the almighty God console and uphold the family you left behind. You are a gentleman ato the core. Your death is heaven's gain and earthly loss.
RIP Proff Ademola Oladele

I don't have the words to describe how i feel. I am not sure how i feel. Tears well up in my eyes as i muster the courage to put my thoughts into words. Daddy i miss you so much... I love you so much... I am trying so hard to be strong because that is what you would expect of me... I know that even though i don't understand why now... I know that God loves you and God loves me... I choose to rest in that love even though it hurts so bad...

So many things i left unsaid... so many things i left undone... You are my Super Dad, my friend and my Priest... My anchor remains on the Solid Rock whom you taught me about... I will continue to abide by the values you instilled in me... We are comforted with the knowledge that you are with the Lord... I will always make you proud... I am proud of you... I am a proud daughter an Excellent Steward, Teacher and Mentor. Daddy you are forever in my heart... I really looked forward to our Father Daughter dance... Lord please help me...

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name
Christ alone
Cornerstone
Weak made strong
In the Saviour's love
Through the storm
He is Lord
Lord of all

It is well