How time flies. You lived an exemplary life and left a legacy for the coming generations. You will forever be missed and remembered. Continue to rest in the bosom of your Creator.

You are greatly missed. Continue to rest in peace sir.

Sunshine, May your noble soul continue to rest in peace. Amen.

Remembering you today. It's been 3years you left us. Rest on Presido.

It’s 3 years already.
Continue to Rest In Peace, Sunny.

No words Dad, you are sorely missed. The only comfort is in knowing you are in a better place. Love you very much and miss you xx

You are forever missed. Rest on Presido

Continue to rest in peace, my friend and brother.

My dearest Egbon Sunny O...
You would have been celebrating your 70th birthday this weekend but The Lord surely knows best !
Your legacy of impactful life on a lot of us lives on...
We sure miss you loads my dearly beloved brother and mentor.
Continue to rest in peace and May The Lord continue to strengthen your wife and daughter,.. Amen 

Continue to rest in peach uncle sunshine.

Dear daddy.
Rest on.
We surely missed you
But God knows best.
Thanks for all you taught me.
Am grateful to God that our path crossed.

Rest in peace

Our dear Sunny,
Today would have been your 70th birthday. We remember you today and miss you always. We pray that God will continue to be with your wife, your daughter, and all your loved ones that you left behind.
Happy posthumous birthday from Fellow of Likeminds.
May your soul continue to rest in peace.

Happy 70th birthday dad. I had so many plans about this day but lord knows best. I know you are in a happier place. We miss you terribly. Rest in peace x

Hmmm, it's 2yrs already.... How time flies.
May your soul continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord..
May God's peace, comfort and provisions overwhelmed your family!
Rest on!

Hmmmm !!!  2 years already !

Gone but never forgotten my dear egbon Omo Luabi -

You are sorely missed !

Continue your heavenly activities …

Sunny de Great. We missed you dearly. Continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord.

“To live in the hearts of those we love is never to die” – Hazel Gaynor
Our mentor,leader and father, you are forever in our heart for the indelible mark you left in this great group.

Rest on in the Bossom of the Lord till we meet to part no more.
-CCU FT

Miss you terribly Dad, rest well. Love you ❤️

Gone but not forgotten dearest Sunny. May your gentle soul continue to rest in perfect peace. May the Lord continue to sustain, encourage, bless and protect Yinka and Ayodele.

2 years, just like yesterday.
Missed by all who know and love you.
We accept the will of God.
Continue to Rest In Peace, Sunny.

Happy posthumous birthday Sunny. You are missed.

Pls continue to rest in peace dearest Sunny.
The huge gap you left in our lives would be extremely difficult to close. I missed you sorely.

May Almighty God widen and put light in your grave. May he grant you paradise. Amen.

RIP my friend and my brother Sunny.

Happy Posthumous Birthday Sunny, today the 18th of March.
We are previledged to have known you while here on earth. We are also blessed that you left us with good memories and impacted our lives in divergent ways.
Truly, the memory of the righteous is Blessed.
Rest on, great Sunny!

Happy birthday dad, I miss you so much. It still doesn’t feel real. Thank you for your impact in my life and those of so many others. May your legacy continue to live on. Love you. Ayodele xx

Our own late Sunday Olorunwa Olajuwon Ogunfadebo, today we celebrate your posthumous birthday.

You are not with us today to blow the candles on your cake, but we want you to know that the beautiful memories of you shall forever bring us something special to cherish. We celebrate you today and always because you have been a sweet part of our life and the memories of you shall forever dwell in our heart. We love and miss you.

Happy posthumous birthday to you sir!

Sunny the legend

Truly , it is 365 days of your non-existence in this sinful world .Our solace lies in the great legacies of high moral values driven by your passion for a better life for every mankind including some of us that passed through you and your great tutelage during your life time

Your diligence , uprightness honesty of purpose , professionalism strong family and brotherhood bondage talent , truthfulness, integrity ,dedication and commitment to every course in the affairs of mankind and service to the Lord - Your creator, are all worthy of celebration ..

May the good Lord continue to grant you eternal rest, and continue to comfort and console your immediate family,especially your darling wife and daughter, and all your loved ones including the great like-minders and others 

Adieu Sunny The Great Teacher, Mentor and Coach. O di gba, odi oju ala. Sun re o Oga oni nu ire.. 

Today marks exactly 1 year that you left this sinful world to rest with your Lord. The gap you left in my life as a brother and a wonderful friend was so huge that to date I find it extremely difficult to close. Sunny you are irreplaceable. I missed you greatly. May your very gentle soul continue to rest in perfect peace.

Sunshine, How time flies! I am certain you have radiated your usual warmth and friendliness at Heaven. Continue to rest in peace. Amen

Sunny,
I remember this day not like any other day but like that day a year ago when I thought the distress call I got from a colleague was a prank too far.
God the author of life has a better plan for you than our loss.
You’re in a place where your creator wants you to be- with Him.
Continue to Rest In Peace.

Omooba Remi Eluyefa.

It's been one tough whole year since you left us. You are greatly missed. Sleep on sir. We love you.

Oga Sunny,
It's been one rather long year, without your usual workaholic approach to emerging issues / challenges ... We got so used to your reliability that we never saw the need for a back-up!
Bro, God knows we really missed your solution based approach to every emerging issue ... You've given your best, you equally deserve the best!
Rest well, Big Bro!

Sunny's legacies leave on in our hearts.
To leave in the hearts of the ones who love you is not to die.
May his gentle soul continue to rest in peace

Today, Sunny, would have been 68.
Sunny, you are loved by all of us your classmates at MBA Class. You were a legend.
I love you as a brother and a friend.
You were a very caring person.
I miss you.
We miss you.
They miss you- Mama Ayodele & Ayodele herself.
We continue to pray for your soul to continue to Rest In Peace, while we struggle to keep your legacy alive.
Sleep well my brother.

You will be forever missed egbon Sunny. We know you are at the bossom of God. We will meet again one day in heaven. May God be the glory... Hallelujah!!!!

Happy posthumous 68th birthday   to my sweet, cool, angelic and jovial egbon Sunny in heaven.

We miss you.
We love you
We celebrate you
We remember all your great deeds and the legacies you created whilst here on earth with us.
We spoke on your last earthly birthday in 2020 with our usual annual banter, not realising that would be the last time !

Remain forever missed ẹ̀gbọ́n Sunny.

Your àbúrò

Folahan Ajanlekoko .

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Happy Birthday Uncle Sunny. Missing you today and always. Mr D

Love you and miss you so much every day. Happy birthday, thank you for being the best father. Its been difficult without you here but I know you are looking out for me every day. I feel it, thank you for being my biggest cheerleader. I know you have been talking to God on my behalf because of the blessings I've received even under this dark cloud of grief. Thank you so much. Love you and happy birthday! xxx

Uncle sunny taught me some deep principles and I'm ever grateful for that. Still in a pensive mood of your demise but now you are in a better place.

Uncle sunny, thank you.
Accept my condolences

God, please let your comfort be with his family.

Adieu, Sunny I'm sudden at your demise,it is indeed sorrowful how early you left us, it's truly a stocking disappointment, however God knows the best, we thank God for your examplary life and good neighborliness. You led a humble and disciplined life, a worthy of emulation. You were kind to all ever ready to assist anyone that came your way. You were a rare gem, so simple and pleasant, a sunshine to many lives. You will forever be remembered. We look forward to seeing you in the restored paradise where there will be no death or suffering...
                    _ Ladi Adeleke
                Iba Housing Estate

Egbon Sunny, I met you through your friend Chief Tunde Yinusa in London and since then you have treated me like your blood brother, you are always very calm, humble and amiable. Your disarming smile is one of the attributes I cherish about you. I pray that the good Lord will grant your body peace of the grave, your soul peaceful and eternal rest, your family fortitude to bear the loss and forgive you of all your shortcomings on the day of judgement.

     EULOGY FOR MR. SUNDAY (SUNNY) OLORUNWA OGUNFADEBO
                      FELLOWS OF LIKEMINDS


We were in the MBA class with Mr. Sunday Olorunwa Ogunfadebo at the Ogun State University, Ago Iwoye, between 1996 and 1998.
When we resumed for the programme in October 1996, the usual euphoria of new but senior students was in all of us. Hardly had we settled down for real academic works that Sunny started showing the great leadership qualities in him, shining like a diamond in the sky.
Be it in his contributions to academic discourse in the business school or issues of managing the class of adults that had contained people who were even older than him, he was always very brilliant and intensely appropriate articulate. He was always mature in his mien and manner. It was therefore not difficult to identify him as a Leader among academic equals, though some elderly people. Therefore we unanimously appointed him as our Leader. We gave him the title, the” Class Governor”.

And so he governed the class, with creativity, maturity and candor. His guiding philosophy in that role was that “Everybody in the class must graduate, all with good grades and in record time”. In the difficult role of managing relationship between recalcitrant adult-students and radical academic Lecturers, Sunny employed an uncommon mix of wisdom, maturity and dexterity. He spoke truth to Authorities and candor to his colleagues, always promoting the common positive interest of both MBA class and the School authority. Classes were held at the right time and right mix, students were all well behaved during and outside class sessions. His distaste for mediocrity was infectious. He never let us down!

After graduation and we all left the School, Mr. Ogunfadebo, leading other members of the class ensured that though we dispersed, the team was not dismembered. We formed the Ogun State University MBA 96/98, OSUMBA 96/98, Association. Again he was appointed the leader of the Association, now not as Governor, he was called the President in clear recognition of his leadership qualities. The Association later transformed to Fellows of Likeminds.

Even outside the school and the association, Sunny played positive intervening roles in the life of members. He was the strongest binding force that kept the Association together. No birthday would pass of any member and Sunny will not put a call to the celebrant in prayer and good wishes. He loved the members, we also loved him. More importantly, we fear to offend him because of his character.
The Association will immeasurably miss him because in his death, it is like the epicenter of the Association has been taken away. In this death, Sunny has gained (because we believe he will have a place close to his Creator), the Association has lost.

Adieu Sunny, Fare thee well Mr. Olorunwa Ogunfadebo, Good night our dear Friend, may your soul rest in perfect peace. Amen

Uncle Sunny, you were such a kind and wonderful person, you had a beautiful heart. Baba T's family will miss you greatly. Rest in perfect peace.  From The Olatunji's

What a loss of a fully committed member of our Institute in general and even more so for the Committees he served on....always ready for any assignment and delivering a good job, always! We will miss our dear gentleman to the core. Sleep well in the Lord. AY

The news of your death came as a rude shock and I must say that at first, it seemed like a joke but here I am with the reality that you have gone to be with the Lord.

You were not just a Lecturer but also a Dad to me. Your counsels and words of encouragement were always timely.

Rest in peace Sir, I will greatly miss you!

TRIBUTE TO A TRUE REPRESENTATIVE OF GOD ON EARTH

I received the devastating news of the transition of Mr. Sunny Ogunfadebo with great shock. Why oh why? was the only thing I could mutter when I heard the news.

Mr Ogunfadebo was a great man. He was kind hearted, gracious and loving. He connected effortlessly with everyone irrespective of their background, social status, tribe, race, or religion. I know him to be a genial and humble person who is sold to hard work. He was such a good man.

Mr. Sunny Ogunfadebo, I have no doubt in my mind that you have fought a good fight and you have won for yourself the crown of glory.

Sleep on baba oninu re, sleep on in the bosom of Abraham, sleep on thou faithful steward. We will surely meet again on the resurrection morning when we shall meet to part no more.

We love you but God loves you more. Adieu Sir.

Farewell To A Man Of Honour.

That which looked like a joke has finally become a reality - hmmm.

Our paths crossed for the first time in 1981, when as a young school leaver I was employed by the then National Bank of Nigeria Ltd., though we parted ways few years after. Fate brought us together again in year 2013 and ever since then we have been together. You were an embodiment of humility, passion, love, diligence, commitment and professionalism. I saw in you a father, brother, teacher, leader, mentor and confidant. I learnt a lot from you.

In one of our many discussions, you told me that there are two things you would never compromise in your life, your integrity and race for eternity with Christ. You never did. You will be sorely and surely missed by all. May your gentle soul rest in peace.

Adieu - Oga Sunny
Goodnight - My mentor. 

THE EXIT OF A HERO
Death no doubt, is a universal gift across age, race, creed and faith. However, its occurrence to someone are somehow expected while to many it’s sudden, rude and shocking.
Your death, Egbon/My bros as I fondly called you, did not only come to me as rude and unexpected at this time, but completely devastating.
I recall that our paths crossed each other first in 1986 when I joined the National Bank of Nigeria and ever since as we both traversed the banking professional journey across various institutions, we remained inseparable until death did us part on that faithful day June 16, 2020.
Egbon, in our thirty four years of relationship, you never for one day waiver from been a true and reliable leader, ally, confidant, professional and pillar of success in all our endeavors jointly and severally.
Indeed, our last but one confidential discussion was your desire and willingness to continue to serve in any assignment of our highly revered Institute. This discussion dovetailed into a spiritual realm in which I made reverence to the book of Mathew 7 v 7-9. Alas, your retention as a member of the 2020/22 Governing Council Committee on Capacity Building and Certification, could not be achieved on Thursday 18, when it was meant to be ratified by the Governing Council at its inaugural meeting. Instead, all I could struggle to do was to muster courage to announce your exit.
My Dearest bros, your desire to also see me through, on my PhD programme with your everyday counsel and encouragement will remain unforgettable and I will, even though you are not alive to witness it, ensure that this dream and project is completed by God’s grace.
Mr Sunny Olorunwa Ogunfadebo, you came, you saw and you conquered as a HERO to many of us too numerous to mention. In your own God endowed manners, you touched lives positively not mindful of their race, creed, age or faith. I cannot but therefore, submit to the ageless maxim that ‘’It is not how long but how well’’. Death, I reiterate a universal gift and inevitable, when, how and where any of us will receive it, we do not know.
Sleep well in the bosom of your Almighty father in whom you committedly and faithfully served till the trumpet sounded.
Till we meet to part no More, Good night Egbon mi.
‘Seye Awojobi

TRIBUTE TO MR. SUNNY OGUNFADEBO, FCIB

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? (1 Corinthians 15:55) … These were the words on my lips when I received the traumatic news of the passing unto glory of Mr. Sunny Ogunfadebo, FCIB on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

The news of his demise took everyone at The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria by surprise and we are yet to recover from the shock. We feel a sense of immeasurable loss at his sudden death which clearly brought to fore the brevity of life and the thin line between life and death.

Mr. Ogunfadebo was a perfect gentleman, a mentor, a leader and a thoroughbred Professional who positively influenced so many people within and outside the Financial Services industry.

Mr. Ogunfadebo became a Fellow of the Institute in the year 2000 having qualified as an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London in 1985. He was a holder of the Practice License of the Institute and until his death, an active member of the Governing Council’s Committee on Capacity Building and Certification, a position he held diligently since 2016. He was indeed recommended for reappointment in the 2020-2022 Committee before the cold hands of death snatched him away.

Mr. Ogunfadebo was highly committed to the service of the Institute. He served meritoriously and supported the Institute’s giant strides in advancing Standards and Competency in the Banking Industry. He served the Institute in various capacities such as the Chief Examiner of Management Group and Examiner in the subject Strategic Management in the Financial Services Industry for many years. He was a pioneer Examiner in the subject Managing Microfinance Banks, one of the subjects in the Microfinance Certification Programme. He served as Member of the Sub-Committee on Examination Misconduct, Member of Examination Audit Team, Examination Compliance Officer and Resource Person for Accreditation as well as Documentation Reviews.

It was to his eternal credit that he was one of the main representatives of the Institute on the National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) Accreditation Team. Mr. Ogunfadebo made history when he participated in the accreditation of LAPO Academy, the first Institution to undertake National Diploma and Higher National Diploma in Microfinance.

He had a very positive impact on every assignment he handled. Little wonder he was the preferred resource person for many Educational initiatives of the Institute. His warmth, professionalism and intelligence were not only exceptional but also endearing. Just before his demise, he demonstrated a strong passion for continuous learning and actively participated in the recently concluded four weeks Online Webinar Train-the-Trainers Programme on Sustainable Banking, jointly organised by the Institute and International Finance Corporation (IFC).

All through his service to the Institute, he exhibited high level of integrity, discipline and humility. As he was a Professional, he was equally a devoted Christian and a family man. We learnt a great deal about his love for his family as they were never far from his thoughts. He also genuinely cared for others. He called his friends and colleagues regularly to ask after them and their families.

Today is therefore a tough day for us as an Institute, as we have lost a rare gem. We are in a state of shock, we are grieving, and the pain is indeed unbearable. He will be sorely missed by all of us and would be remembered as a Professional per Excellence, a lover of humanity, a great team player, an astute gentleman and a respecter of time who believed in dignity of labour.

In the words of Maya Angelou, “When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile. We breathe, briefly Our eyes, briefly see with a hurtful clarity. Our memory suddenly sharpened, examines, gnaws on kind words unsaid, promised walks never taken”.

While we greatly mourn the exit of a giant, we take solace in the indelible marks he has made in the Banking Industry as well as the good life he lived. It is our prayer that God in his infinite mercies will comfort and grant the entire family the equanimity to bear the irreparable loss.

On behalf of the Governing Council, Members, Management and Staff of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, we sincerely offer our deepest condolences to the entire Ogunfadebo family.

May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace (Amen).

Signed by
‘Seye Awojobi, FCIB,
Registrar/Chief Executive
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria

The Phenomenon Called Sunny


Principled to a fault
Punctual to a fault
Brutally frank to a fault
Sunny says it as it is
No dressing up!
Never contemplates obstacles
Not to talk of failure
Sunny does everything
Like his life depended on it
What a dependable ally!
Sunny is fairness personified
And all these sterling qualities
Give me the comfort
That Sunny is in sync
With his Creator
Sleep well my boss, my brother and my friend.
Abbas.