Late Oyo NURTW Chairman, Alhaji Taofeek Oyerinde
The remains of the the Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers(NURTW), Oyo State Chapter, late Alhaji Taofeek Oyerinde, popularly known as ‘fele’ have been buried.
Report has it that Oyerinde, was buried amidst tears on Wednesday at his Elebu residence in Ibadan according to Islamic rites.
The 58-year old Oyerinde, who was also the South West chairman of the union, died on Tuesday in an Abuja-based hospital of kidney related issues.
The body of the late Oyerinde was led by his Osun State counterpart, Mr Folorunso Olalekan, who arrived in Ibadan around 9.20 a.m in an ambulance vehicle marked ABUJA RAHIS 8.
Concise gathered that the body, on arrival at his residence, was immediately handed over for the Islamic rites and later for a special prayer led by Sheikh AbdulRosheed.
Alhaji Afeez Oyerinde, the eldest son of the deceased, thanked the people for their love and support for his late father while alive and even after his death,.
He appealed to the loyalist to forget about any perceived or suspected misgivings about the cause of his father’s death.
“I want to appeal to everybody because I know he was a man of many people to let us mind our utterances as no one can kill anybody.
“Allah in his infinite mercies gives life to human being and he is the only that can take it. I am of the strong opinion that Allah gave us my father and same Allah took him away from us,” he said.