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Growing up with Gani

The memories of
Gani will forever linger in my mind because we were too close. We were
like twins. Since he was 14-years-old, he had been fighting for the
oppressed in the society. He hated people cheating others. So, since he
was young, he had always stood up for the truth and nothing more. Gani
will never allow people to cheat you; he prefers to fight injustice
with anything he has than to allow you to suffer. In fact, there was a
time that somebody was trying to cheat me. He had to follow me to the
place to warn the person to stop disturbing his sister. In short, Gani
was fearless while growing up. He will not allow anybody to cheat.

Living without Gani

The entire Gani
family is missing his kindheartedness, which totally distinguished him
from other family members. Gani is being missed by the entire members
of the family owing to his nondiscriminatory nature. Life has been
difficult without Gani because when he was alive, we were so close; he
used to refer to me as his only sister. It is very difficult for me
because, since he died, there had been nobody to share my problems
with. Since he died, I have not gone to Lagos because he was the person
I always travelled to Lagos to see. I used to stay with him there for
some days but since his death, I have not gone to Lagos.

The relationship among family members after his death

The relationship
between the family members has been very cordial. We have not allowed
the death of Gani to separate us. We still communicate with one
another; we are united and will not allow anything to separate us. I
have to commend the Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, for giving
Gani a befitting burial. The state government stood by the family in
death and after the demise of Gani. The support received from the
government during the burial was exceptional. I will forever be
grateful to Olusegun Mimiko because he gave my brother a befitting
burial. He is a man of honour. The entire family will forever remain
grateful to him.

Advice for Gani’s children

My advice for
Gani’s children is that they should follow the footsteps of their
father, who was so good to the entire family. His children should
emulate him in everything because their father was so nice to every
member of the family. Their father was very close to everybody; he sees
everybody’s problem as his own. They should also make sure that they
stand up for the truth at all times. When Gani was alive, he stood for
the truth; he fought against injustice. The same is what I want his
children to do.

They should all be united. Where there is unity, there will be
peace. I want to urge all his children to make sure that peace reigns
supreme in the family.