President Bola Tinubu, Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun, ex-Governors Segun Osoba, Senator Gbenga Daniel, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and other prominent Nigerians from the financial institutions on Saturday bade the late founder of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB); Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun on Saturday.
Balogun died on 18 May in London following a brief illness at 89. He was interred in Ijebu Ode after funeral service that attracted dignitaries from across professions, faiths and businesses.
Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, described the deceased as a foremost banker, lawyer and model for generations of bankers.
He acknowledged the contributions of the late baron of the capital market would be missed.
Governor Dapo Abiodun while describing Otunba Balogun as a role model, an intellectual and quintessential human being, noted that his contributions to the banking sector, Ijebuland and the church would be missed.
In his message titled: “The righteous will be separated from the wicked on the judgement day, ” the Diocesan Bishop of Remo Anglican Diocese; Most Rev. Olusina Fape, who read from Matthew 13: 24- 30, described death as a debt to be paid by everyone.
Fape, while noting that wealth is not a hindrance to make heaven, urged rich men and women to learn to serve God, saying that their lives.
The Bishop noted that the deceased founder of the First City Monument Bank was highly placed and humble, saying that he was a friend of the church and a committed Christian who impacted his generation positively.