Ogun will not forget Diya's role in its history – Abiodun

Late General Oladipo Diya

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Sunday, said that the state would not forget the contributions of former Vice President, General Oladipo Diya, in its history.

Abiodun in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, said the passage of Diya, who would have turned 79, next Monday, was a great loss not only to the state in particular, but Nigeria in general.

He described the Odogbolu born as a soldier-statesman, a seasoned administrator, gentleman and officer whose contributions to the development of the security architecture of Nigeria would remain indelible, adding that others carried on where he left off and that the state would not forget his role in its history. 

The governor recalled that the deceased who apart from being a former de facto Number Two Citizen in the country  was also a military governor in Ogun State.

“He was couragrous and daring, quick-witted and patriotic. Gen. Diya played frontline roles in the evolution and development of the state and his activities in the military, in part led to the eventual return and enthronement of democracy in the country In 1999.

He called on the family members, friends and associates of the departed leader who hailed from Odogbolu in the Ogun East Senatorial District of the State to take solace in the fact that the late soldier-statesman played the parts assigned to him by providence diligently, conscientiously and patriotically meritoriously.

While praying Almighty God to grant the late Diya’s soul eternal rest, Gov. Abiodun also enjoined Nigerians to emulate the good virtues that he left behind.