Beyond the abnormal; Grief As MAPOLY Ex-Lecturer, Femi Adiro, Is Dead

○ ‘Adieu To A Moulder Of Men;’ Tributes and farewell penned by Adiro’s former college students which have since drawn an outpouring of grief, prayers and fond reminiscences

The tutorial and political group in Ogun State has been thrown into mourning following the dying of former Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) lecturer turned politician, Hon. Lukman Olufemi Adiro, popularly referred to as Femi Adiro.

NOP NIGERIA studies that the information of his sudden dying was introduced by Dare Odufowokan, a media aide to Ogun State Governor, who was not only a colleague in authorities, however a former pupil Adiro taught over 25 years in the past on the Polytechnic.

In a deeply emotional tribute posted on Facebook, Odufowokan wrote merely: “Adieu Hon. Lukman Olufemi Adiro,” a farewell that has since drawn an outpouring of grief, prayers and fond reminiscences from former college students, colleagues and political associates.

What makes the loss much more painful, in keeping with Odufowokan, is how latest their final assembly was. “Just three days ago on Thursday, we were at an official evening event together in Abeokuta,” he recalled, portray an image of a person who was vigorous till the very finish.

At that occasion, Adiro was, as all the time, his humble self. “In your usual humble manner sir, you ensured I was well seated and catered for upon my arrival,” Odufowokan wrote, a small gesture that spoke volumes in regards to the man’s character.

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And Odufowokan, in his ordinary method of reciprocating, proudly instructed everyone round that Adiro had been his lecturer over 25 years in the past on the Polytechnic. It was a public acknowledgement of a debt he by no means hid.

“Yes, you and others moulded me. You were outstanding because of your friendliness and ‘beyond the ordinary’ concerns for your students back then,” he wrote, capturing the essence of a trainer who noticed his college students as his personal kids.

To lots of his college students, Adiro was greater than a lecturer. He was the go-to man at any time when they bumped into bother, and as Odufowokan admitted with nostalgia, “we usually did.” He was the secure harbour within the stormy years of pupil life.

That bond didn’t finish within the classroom. When destiny introduced them collectively once more as appointees of the present administration in Ogun State, Adiro didn’t change. “When we both met as appointees of the current administration, you spared no warmness towards me sir,” Odufowokan recalled.

*10.* “From Okemosan to OriOmi, I continued to enjoy your selfless warmth. You were just always your friendly and humble self,” he added, referring to the corridors of energy in Abeokuta the place Adiro remained the identical man his college students knew many years in the past: humble, heat, selfless.

But right this moment, that voice is silent. “Today, I weep as I type this because you’re now dead and buried. So suddenly. So sadly. But as you usually say, nothing can happen outside God’s plan,” Odufowokan wrote, struggling to return to phrases with the suddenness of the loss.

He ended his tribute with the phrases which have now turn into the epitaph of a beloved trainer, chief and buddy: “O dabo. O digba. My leader. My lecturer. My friend.”

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