BEVERLY HILLS, CA, December 30, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan Monday commiserated with Professor Wole Soyinka following the death of Iyetade Soyinka, his daughter, after a recurring ailment.
President Jonathan in a statement by spokesman, Reuben Abati said, “On behalf of himself and the Federal Government, President Goodluck Jonathan extends sincere condolences to Prof. Wole Soyinka and other members of the Soyinka family on the death of the Nobel laureate’s daughter, Iyetade at the age of 48.”
Noting that Iyetade’s untimely death at such a young age must be quite painful for Prof. Soyinka and his family, President Jonathan prayed that God Almighty will comfort Prof. Soyinka and all others who mourn his late daughter.
“He urged them to take solace in the belief that Iyetade has gone away from all earthly troubles to rest for eternity in God’s bosom.”
The Soyinka family in a statement over the weekend said “Iyetade was born on 6 June, 1965 in Ibadan. She attended Staff School and Queens School, Ibadan before reading Medicine at the University of Ibadan.”
“Affable, intelligent and sometimes capricious, Iyetade struggled with her health in recent years. In spite of this, she greeted every day with a smile and doted on her two children.”
“She took ill quite suddenly and passed away while being treated at UCH, Ibadan.”
“Iyetade leaves behind two children, both parents, numerous siblings, nieces and nephews.”
