December 05, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Olumakaiye family, the Anglican Communion and Christendom in general, over the passing of the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos, Most Revd. Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye.
Olumakaiye died on Sunday, October 30, aged 53.
The President, in a statement issued on Monday, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, lauded Olumakaiye’s commitment to the things of God, and the work of the Kingdom, having been admitted into Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan, in 1988, where he obtained Diploma in Religious Studies and Diploma in Theology in 1991 with distinctions.
Between 1991 and 1993, he obtained his first degree in Religious studies from the University of Ibadan, and also got a Master’s degree in Religious studies and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the same institution.
President Buhari recommended the single-mindedness and industry of the deceased to the younger generation, noting that such devotion led Olumakaiye to be elected Bishop in 2009, and enthroned as the first Bishop of Osun North East Diocese. He became the Bishop of Lagos on July 30, 2018, and Archbishop of the ecclesiastical province of Lagos, in September 2021.
He urged those left behind by the Archbishop not to sorrow unduly, “knowing that God gives, and takes,” praying that they would receive divine succour to bear the loss.
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