Nigeria’s immediate past High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, has expressed his sadness over the passing of Alhaja Monsurat Atinuke Bankole, the mother of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Dimeji Bankole.
Alhaja Bankole died on Friday at the age of 79 after a brief illness.
Ambassador Isola commiserated with Chief Alani Bankole, Alhaja Bankole’s husband, and former Speaker Dimeji Bankole, saying, “My heart goes out to my brother, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Dimeji Bankole, son of Alhaja Monsurat Atinuke Bankole, on this bereavement.”
He also acknowledged the significant impact of Alhaja Bankole’s passing on the state, coming just days after the death of Alhaja Adebisi Edionseri, alias Cash Madam.
Ambassador Isola, who is also the Baba Adinni of Ogun State, prayed for Almighty Allah to accept Alhaja Bankole’s return as a devout Muslim and grant her soul Al Jannah Firdaus.
He also prayed for the family to be granted the fortitude to bear the loss.
