Former Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and former Chairman of Access Bank, Dere Awosika, in heartfelt eulogies, has offered emotional words of comfort and reflections at the combined Service of Songs held on Thursday for the late Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chizoba, and son, Chizi, where they called for reflection of faith, service to God, and mortality.
In his address at the Resurrection Parish, RCCG, Lagos, Osinbajo said no words or actions could alleviate the intensity of the sorrow felt by the Wigwe family.
Wigwe died last month in a helicopter crash in the United States, alongside his wife and son, as well as a friend, Abimbola Ogunbanjo.
The former vice president emphasised that the shared grief resonated far beyond the national borders, extending across Africa and the world, as many mourned the loss of a genuine friend, a source of hope, and a man whose future appeared ever imminent.
He told the grieving members of the deceased family, “I am very mindful that no amount of words or actions can assuage the intensity of your sorrow. Nor can words or actions today heal your wounded hearts. We can only hope that it helps for you to know that you’re not alone in your grief and that this tragedy has broken the hearts of so many.
“I am sure you have seen that this is not just a national tragedy, but across Africa, and many parts of the world. Many are grieving the loss of a true friend, a hope-bringer, and a man for whom the future always seemed so imminent that all across this land and elsewhere, many have been weeping with you.”
Osinbajo added, “Herbert is someone who walked the talk of brotherhood and friendship. It wasn’t just rhetoric. It wasn’t just talk. He was there for his friends; his associates, we have heard how deeply he cared for his family.
“This event has confronted me and I’m sure many of us with our own mortality or the plans we make and the future that we envisage. Three things that I would like you to know. The first is that as far as God is concerned, the manner of death is not important to God.
