Former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has said she would like to die the same way her late husband, Adeniyi Adeosun, passed away, revealing that he went to bed and never woke up.
Adeosun spoke on Thursday during the funeral service held in honour of her husband, who died on August 5 at the age of 62.
Paying tribute to him, she recalled how they had recently decided to begin enjoying life more after years of being careful with their finances. According to her, the couple agreed to embark on trips every three months and spend more time together.
“This year would have been 33 years of our wedding anniversary. We had a meeting, two of us, and we said now every three months, we’re just going to be travelling, we spend all the money,” Adeosun said.
“We’ve been so sensible that it’s time for us to enjoy ourselves.
“I’m heartbroken, I’ve found it difficult to believe that this actually happened. But at the same time, I’m very thankful.”
Reflecting on the circumstances surrounding his death, the former minister said her husband had shown no signs of illness before he died.
“On Friday, I went to the mortuary and when I saw him, he had the biggest smile on his face. He wasn’t sick. He simply went to sleep and didn’t wake up… that’s the way I’d like to go,” she said.
Adeosun thanked God for her husband’s life and for the years they spent together as a family, expressing appreciation for their children, relatives and friends.
She also remembered her husband’s playful nature, describing him as a “mischievous human being”.
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Sharing one of her fond memories, she recounted how he once found a way around a long immigration queue during a trip to the United States.
She said Adeniyi had “declared himself disabled and got a wheelchair” so he could bypass the crowd.
“The kind of things that were coming to his head. That’s Niyi for you,” she said.
Adeosun said their home was always filled with laughter because of her husband’s personality, adding that his absence would be deeply felt by those who knew him.
“He’s going to be very much missed by everybody that knew him,” she said.
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