President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has lamented the death of business mogul, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas describing it as “the loss of one of our country’s finest philanthropist and nationalist”.
Senator Mark in a condolence message to the immediate family of late Molade Okoya- Thomas, government and people of Lagos State said the deceased lived the entirety of his life for the good of all Nigerians irrespective of their ethnic or religious background.
According to Mark, “Chief Okoya-Thomas was a big brother who showed tremendous interests in my personal well-being and always encouraged me in the pursuit of my endeavor. He was a sports enthusiast and philanthropist par excellence who lived an eventful life worthy of emulation”.
Recalling his numerous contributions to the development of Lagos State where he served in various committees, Senator Mark said the late Molade Okoya-Thomas made impacts in so many aspects of life and excelled, adding that “he single-handedly and consistently sponsored the Asoju-Oba Table Tennis Championships in the last four decades”.
Senator Mark urged the Okoya-Thomas family to remain guided by the good legacies left behind by their illustrious father and prayed that God grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss
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