President Bola Tinubu has said the world will never forget the impact and legacy of the late founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Olasubomi Balogun.
Tinubu stated this on Saturday at the funeral service for the late Balogun held at Cathedral Church of Our Saviour in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, OsunDailyNG reports.
The president, who Vice President Kashim Shettima represented at the event, described the late Otunba Balogun as a philanthropist extraordinaire and a banking icon “who was everything our ailing world desired.
In a statement signed by the State House Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola, the President said Balogun will be celebrated long after his demise.
He said: “The world is going to remain grateful to him even much longer than he lived. We are here to celebrate life…offering our heartfelt appreciation for the profound impact he made during his time among us.
“Late Otunba Balobgun was an institution in the Nigerian banking sector and a model for generations of bankers and lawyers, among other professionals.”
Speaking further about the deceased virtues and impact, Tinubu said the late Otunba Balogun was a philanthropist extraordinaire, and departing from this world at age 89 is a gift that only a few have benefited from.
“He is not only immortalised your industrious spirit as the founder of the flourishing First City Merchant Bank, which we all know as FCMB, but the world is going to remain grateful to him even much longer than he lived.
“We are here to celebrate life. As he peacefully departs from this earthly realm at the remarkable age of 89, we lift our voices in prayer, offering our heartfelt appreciation for the profound impact he made during his time among us,” he said.
The President also condoled the Balogun family, government, and people of Ogun State, offering prayers for the departed elder statesman.
