Photos: Vincent Onabanjo laid to rest

By Ayodele Efunla

The first son of the late former Ogun State governor Victor Olabisi Onabanjo, Vincent Olugboyega Onabanjo who died on June 3, 2023, has been laid to rest after a Christian wake keep and funeral mass in Ikeja Lagos.

The burial ceremony began on Tuesday, June 13 with a Christian wake keep/Tribute night at Marcelina’s place in Ikeja.

A funeral mass had been conducted earlier at the Catholic Church of the Presentation in the Ikeja area of Lagos, Nigeria.

Vincent Onabanjo’s early childhood began in Wusasa, Zaria, Kaduna State, where he was born on August 1, 1952, to the family of Chief Victor Onabanjo and Chief Mrs Lucia Onabowale Onabanjo.

He began his education at St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Yaba, Lagos, from 1958 to 1964.

In January 1965, he gained admission into Kings College, Lagos.

Olugboyega’s academic pursuits continued at the International School Ibadan in January 1970, where he pursued and attained with excellent grades the General Certificate of Education, Advanced Level Course.

He gained admission to the University of Lagos in September 1971, where he pursued and bagged a B.Sc degree in Economics.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Olugboyega developed a keen interest in political history and contemporary political affairs, after all his late father was the first civilian governor of Ogun State, which influenced his fascination with politics.

Olugboyega served as a political adviser to several of his father’s friends.

He’s the first son and second child in his family. His elder sister is Victoria Adetoun and younger siblings are Olivia Olubukola and Samuel Oluseyi.

On May 1, 1982, he married Adebowale Olayinka Ajayi, a union blessed with three children: Tolulope, Folakunmi and Olumayowa.

He was a proud grandfather of Elianne.

Below are images from the event: