Frontline businessman, philanthropist and Ibadan chieftain, Chief Bode Akindele, is dead. It was gathered that Akindele the chairman, Madandola Groups died in Lagos on Monday at 86 years. He was born on June 2, 1933.
The Parakoyi of Ibadan, who was the founder of the Bode Akindele Foundation, was renowned for his philanthropy which spanned several decades. He will be remembered for putting smiles on the face of many during his lifetime.
Meanwhile, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has described Akindele’s death as an irreparable loss to the country and the business climate as a whole.
Chief Akindele was a man of many parts. He was a creator of jobs who demonstrated untiring love for the downtrodden. He believed strongly in rewarding hard work.
His philanthropic gestures knew no bounds, intervening especially in critical sectors of the economy, ” The president reiterated in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, said the late Akindele “contributed in no small measure to the growth of the state and various communities. His sense of corporate social responsibility was top notch and will be remembered for a long time to come".
The statement read in parts, “Baba Akindele was one of the worthy elder statesmen in the state and he lived a life worthy of emulation. As an elder, he was always after the progress and wellbeing of the state and its people.”
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, expressed shock over his passage barely four days after the death of former Governor Abiola Ajimobi.
Oba Adetunji urged spiritual leaders in the city to intercede on behalf of the land. The Olubadan, who described Akindele as an astute business- man and entrepreneur of note, said, “Even though a man who lives up to 82 can be said to be advanced in age, when people mourn their looses, it is because the vacuum left behind by them is always difficult if not impossible to fill.”
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