Buhari consoles Ighodalo over wife's death

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, commiserated with Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of Trinity House, based in Lagos, over the death of his wife, Ibidunni.

Ibidun was said to have died in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, in the early hours of Sunday.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President said he shared the pain and sorrow of the family at the sudden death.

He prayed God’s comfort for the entire family, friends, and members of Trinity House.

Buhari described Ighodalo as one person who faithfully prays for the country and the government.

He recalled that the pastor sent him a personal letter of condolence when his former Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, died in April.

“Please accept my condolence. May God give you the fortitude to bear the loss, and strengthen you at this trying time,” Buhari told Ighodalo.

Paul Ighodalo conducts service hours after wife's death

The Senior Pastor, Trinity House, Ituah Ighodalo, on Sunday morning conducted funeral service hours after receiving news of the death of his wife, Ibidunni Ighodalo.

The cleric, who conducted the funeral service of Deji Modupe Johnson, the grandson of industrialist, Razak Okoya, said he was shattered by the death of his wife but life must go on.

At the funeral, the cleric spoke about how transient life is and how important it is to live in accordance with the will of God.

Ituah is normally cheerful but he was sombre and quite philosophical in the video obtained. He said, 

“For the past 72 and 84 hours, everywhere tensed, confused, frightening, and disturbing but here we are today. I mean, if they had told us last week Sunday that we will be here to celebrate Ayodeji’s life, we’ll say it’s not possible.

But here we are right now and here he is. And of course, a lot of you know that I really shouldn’t be here but that’s how life is. So, this morning, I received a call that shattered my life but life must go on.”

Ituah and Ibidunni were married for 13 years before her sudden demise in Port Harcourt in the wee hours of Sunday.