A Glorious Exit: The Genesis - Wole Adediran
Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
Published By INSIGHT GLOBAL NEWS
My friend, Alaagba Segun Moshood Oseni transited to the celestial world on Sunday, June 25th, 2023. He was buried on Monday, June 26th, 2023 in accordance with Islamic rites. The attendance was impressive, it cuts across religious and ethnic inclinations.
Alaagba Oseni was a man of the people, as a Peace Ambassador. He related very seamlessly.
The fridhau event of today was fantastic, as creme de la creme graced the occasion. It was a special way to honour the deceased and and a rare opportunity to say a dignified good bye to our distinguished son of IsonyinIjebu, Ogun State.
While alive, he held people in high esteem and today was a payback time for him because asegbe kan ko si, asepamo lo wa.
The Islamic clerics took turns to eulogized Alaagba Oseni on his satisfactory conduct as Omoluaabi. He was a devouted Muslim despite his foray into Yoruba cultural investigative journalism. He was an Historian Excursionist, which did not clash with his Islamic faith. Not a member of any known or unknown cults. But, rather a painstaking inquisitive Historian. He cuts across board.
The sermons by the clerics were about obedience to our Creator, our conduct and religious deliverance of Allah 's declarations as proclaimed by Prophet Muhammad (SAW,,) for Allah 's Messagers to enter Paradise. They emphasized that we must train our children very well. They challenged Alaagba Oseni's children not to deviate from their father's pathways and must take good care of their mother and the legacies he left behind.
The memorial gathering in honour of the deceased was fantastic and a good reference point for others to strive for.
A brief information about Olusegun Oseni was born June 17th, 1957 in Mallam- Madori in Hadejia Emirate of defunct Northern Nigeria( Now mallam Madori Local government). A native of Isonyin Ijebu,Ogun State.
He attended Ebenezer African church primary school, Ijoko Ota from 1965-1970,his school mate called him " Mosudi Gambari" because of his Hausa language speaking then....
He proceeded to Macjob Grammar School in class three,Ibara Abeokuta from 1976 to 1978 and left after completing class five with a certificate. Railway trafficand commercial proficiency certificate in 1980, Diploma in Journalism and marketing respectively from exam success international correspondence college,Yaba Lagos in 1982. He worked as a sorting clerk;post and telecommunication(former P&T). He retired as a senior station master in 1993(SSM) Nigeria railway corporation, having worked in various railway stations within the northern and southern parts of Nigeria.Before his death,he was the editor/publisher of "the genesis" who visited more than 3000 Yoruba places,he was a promoter of traditional culture in all dimensions. Honorary Consultant, African Refugees Foundation (AREF) and collaborating partner,Ajibulu Moniya Gallery, and member Egbe ijinle Yoruba,Lagos branch
A one time working partner with late Dr Omotosho Eluyemi (director general National commission for Museum and monument) at his now defunct centre for Yoruba cultural studies Ile-Ife
He attended different dimensions on self sponsorship as a committed traditional historian and writer
: He led a contingent of co-cultural persons on a 3 week sponsored trip (making up Bats drummer & dancers,traditional religionist and self as a lecturer resource person) to attend the 2007 first Latin American congress of Yoruba transmission that took place at the Museum of beautiful arts,Caracas city of the Spanish- speaking ,South American country of Venezuela
His parent name were Alhaji Musa Oseni and Falilatu Adedoja Oseni
His wife name is Christiana Modupeola Olaotan.
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