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Updated: March 04, 2021

OBITUARY: The Glorious Exit of the Sterling Wife of Ogungbayi Ileshi Royal Family of Ogun State

By AllNews Nigeria
March 04, 2021
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It is a clear fact that death is inevitable. That reality unfolded when Chief (Mrs) Olubisi Abigail Fagbemi (JP), the beloved wife of Ogungbayi Ileshi Royal Family, of Prince (Chief) Taiwo Fagbemi, the former Special Adviser on Energy to Governor Ibikunle Amosun, the Governor of Ogun State between 2011 and 2019 was prayed for at the Prince and Princess Day Enlarged Committee Meeting on the 28th of February, 2021 at the Oba Onitetiku Owode Otta Awori kingdom palace.

Senator Amosun prayed that the Amighty God will comfort the family and grant the departed soul eternal rest.

Chief Taiwo Fagbemi was the Special Adviser on Energy to Senator Amosun during his administration as Governor of Ogun State.
— Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (@SIAmosun) January 28, 2021

The Prayer was led by Princess Adebanke Oni and Prince Adeola Ganiu Ogungbayi.

In the opening remarks of the Coordinator, Prince Adesegun Ogungbayi, he stated that "the
Interment and lying-in-state and burial was held on the 16th February, 2021 and was witnessed by creme de la creme of the society."

Chief (Mrs) Olubisi Abigail Fagbemi (JP) nee Adebayo was born on 3rd October, 1953 to late Chief Zacheeus Mosobalaje Adebayo and late Mrs Bolanle Adebayo at Oke Dada Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State of Nigeria.

Chief (Mrs) Olubisi Abigail was the second child of seven children; her siblings are Miss Yemisi Adebayo, Mrs Mojirade Olufayo, Late Mr. Yinka Adebayo, Mr. Taiwo Adebayo and Ms. Kehinde Adebayo.

Olubisi started her formal education at Mapo Primary School, Ibadan and proceeded to Peoples Girls Grammar School, Molete and Goodwill Grammar School, Ibadan. Thereafter, Olubisi worked briefly as a school teacher and with Army pay office. She traveled to England in 1976 to further her Education in Computer Analysis at East Ham College of Technology (renamed Newham College in 1985). She returned to Nigeria in 1981 for her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), with a primary assignment at JKK Joint Computer Company, Ilupeju, as a System Analyst. She later moved on to work with the Federal Ministry of Finance and rose to level 10 before voluntarily retiring to join her husband in the family business, LPG business-Gasoline Automotive Product Marketing as Managing Director.

On the 3rd of January, 1981, Late (Chief) Mrs Olubisi Abigail married her love and life partner, Prince (Chief) Taiwo Akinsanya Fagbemi at the Islington registry, London and they were blessed with four children; Mrs Wuraola Olabamike Adebajo, Mrs Jaiyeola Omolara David-Akpan, Mrs Tinuola Atinuke Akinwunmi and Mr. Temitope Akinbode Fagbemi. She was also blessed with three sons-in-laws and one daughter-in-law, Abolaji Adebajo, Dr. Uwem David Akpan, Olajide Akinwunmi and Tiyosi Fagbemi (nee Adegoke) as well as several grandchildren, namely Oluwatishe Adebajo, Temidire Adebajo, Jason David-Akpan, Jordan David-Akpan, Monioluwa Akinwunmi and Oluwabamishe Teniola Fagbemi.

"The uncommon wife of Ogungbayi Ileshi Royal Family is a distinct, disciplinarian, energetic, enterprising and reglious woman who worked assiduously in raising four children, supporting the training of her grandchildren, building the family business with her husband and her uncommon commitment to City Mission Church, Surulere.

"She was the Grand Matron of the Daughters of Light, the Matron of the Girls Brigade and Girls/Boys Fellowship and past President of Ladies League at City Mission Church, Surulere. She was bestowed the 'Susanna Wesley' Award of Excellence, the highest honour for her service to the Church and Women's Fellowship." Ogungbayi stated.