So sad. Father of actress Mosun Filani, Olatunde Filani has died, following a brief illness.
According
to family sources, Pa Filani, born in 1946, recently retired as a
lecturer from the College of Education, Ikere Ekiti, where he worked for
several years.A native of Ikole Ekiti, Pa Filani was said to
have been instrumental in the training of several students who are today
doing well either in the teaching profession or in other areas of human
endeavor.
Mosun
Filani, one of the children of the deceased
is married to Barrister Kayode Oduoye, the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP candidate for the House of Representatives for Ifelodun/Boripe/Odo
Otin Federal Constituency in Osun state.
Reacting to the death of Pa Filani, Barrister Oduoye said he received the news with shock yesternoon.
“It
was really painful when I received the news; having become a member of
the family, I share with them this moment of grief and I beseech the
Almighty God to grant our father eternal rest. May God also grant the
family the fortitude to bear the great loss.
“We
indeed mourn the death of our father and I would surely miss him for
his words of wisdom, guidance and fatherly love but we take solace in
the fact that he lived an eventful life that is worthy of emulation”, he
said.
The family of the deceased is expected to announce burial details soon.
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