The body was committed to mother earth at about 2pm in his compound.
Dignitaries present at the funeral service are – President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Patience; Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola and his wife Bimbola; Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji; former President Olusegun Obasanjo;
former Presidential candidate of Action Congress of Nigeria, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Aliko Dangote; Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie; former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi; House of Representatives members-
Abike Dabiri and Lanre Odubote.
Others were – former presidential aide, Mike
Oghiadomhe; former military Administrator of Lagos, Olagunsoye Oyinlola; Ministers for Culture and Tourism, Edem Duke and Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Ayo Adesina
and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) boss Arumeh Oteh.
Speaking at the Church service, President Jonathan said the late Otedola served Lagos and Nigeria gracefully and left gracefully.
"He has left his marks on the sands of time, even though he ruled Lagos State for just 23 months but was able to leave an indelible mark which has been tremendous in the development of the state and Nigeria," the President said.
He charged leaders to let the life of the late Otedola be an example to them, adding that the question that should be uppermost in their minds must be "what will people say we have left behind for them to remember us. What would
people say about us?"
"Pa Otedola has been a father to us all, we believe with his departure God will fulfill his promise to us all by providing us a comforter to fill the gap left behind by him," President Jonathan added.
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