‘I miss my Husband’ Says Florence Ajimobi, Wife of Late Abiola Ajimobi

Florence Ajimobi, the widow of Ex-Governor of Oyo state, late Abiola Ajimobi has expressed how much she missed the presence of her husband.

In an interview granted to a delegation of the Nigerian Union of Journalist, Oyo State Chapter at her residence in Oluyole, Ibadan, Mrs. Ajimobi described her late husband as a hero who impacted on many lives.

She said “My husband lived 70 years. 70 years of fulfillment, achievements and impact on many lives. Forever, I will be proud of him. I called him my hero. He is my hero and will forever be my hero.

“For me, he is never late and we shall live forever. He is a man I love, cherish, and will forever be in my heart.”

She also acknowledged that her husband’s death was God’s call which everyone will answer one day.

“I don’t want to behave like an unbeliever because I know nothing happens without God’s input. We are all here one day and we are all going back one day.

“Nobody knows when death is going to come. I believe so much in destiny and I believe my husband’s time was up. He lived a fulfilled life.

“I am crying because I missed him. I missed everything about him. I miss his love, his advice. Having him around me was my strength. He was my greatest supporter.

“He thinks I am a strong woman but this time, I tell you I am not a strong woman. He used to give me all the strength I needed as a woman.

“So when I cried, not because he hasn’t achieved much, but because I missed so much about him,” she added.

Ajimobi explained that what consoles her is knowing that her husband is at peace.

“What does it profit a man even if he lived up to 90 years and he can’t make heaven? Abiola Ajimobi made heaven and he is at peace with God. That is my greatest consolation.”

“Whoever is begrudging Abiola Ajimobi, who else do you want to begrudge now? The man is dead. That peace you cannot make again. You cannot rectify it.”

“I know whoever is not happy with him will feel that guilt forever because the opportunity to make up with him is gone.”

“Life is short. Abiola Ajimobi has gone today, who is next? Nobody knows. It could be anybody,” she said.

Mrs. Ajimobi, who was glad to have spent 40 years with her late husband, expressed the family’s readiness to uphold his legacies going forward.

“I am proud to share the best 40 years of my life with him. I know the journey ahead of me is a long one but with God on my side, it is achievable.

“I know God will sustain us, our family, and his political family. God will give the family the strength to uphold his legacies and to continue the good work he has done.

“When I listen to all the good things people have to say about him, I am so pleased to have him as a husband. I am proud to be his wife,” she said.

Late Governor Abiola Ajimobi died on Thursday June 25, 2020, at First Cardiology Hospital, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Ajimobi died of multiple organ failure, he was on life support machine after slipping into a coma after contracting coronavirus.

Late Ajimobi was the governor of Oyo State for eight years (2011-2019).