Family Honors Late Corp Member’s Birthday, Renovates NYSC Hall & Donates Equipment

Encomiums and commendations flowed ceaselessly today when the family of deceased Lagos corps member, Comrade Olawole Collins Alessandro Ebiesuwa, remembered their late son and brother, as they celebrated his first posthumous birthday.

The commemoration programme which held at the NYSC Lagos State Secretariat, Surulere, also witnessed the family of the deceased, led by the mother, Mrs. Aderonke Ebiesuwa, along with friends, and the deceased’s friends and colleagues, present to the NYSC Lagos, 6 Ox fans, 100 Plastic chairs and the Secretariat’s Hall which was refurbished in commemoration of the Late Ebiesuwa, who was interred last November.

Delivering her address during the occasion, the State Coordinator NYSC Lagos, Mrs. Yetunde Baderinwa, who was represented by the Assistant Director, of Corps Inspection and Monitoring, Mrs. Itohan Ehimwenma, said the project embarked upon by the family of the late corps member revealed the kind of family the deceased came from and shows a family devoted to a life of service.

 In her words, “It is rather an emotive feeling being here today in the absence of our dear son to commission the NYSC Lagos Secretariat Hall, though he may be absent, Collins truly lives in our hearts. “It is indeed rare and speaks volumes of the family of the deceased corps member, Comrade Olawole Collins Alessandro Ebiesuwa, who despite this harrowing loss, chose the path of humanity and service by bringing up this project.

This is healing in itself as there is no other path of love and purification other than the path of service for it is a cold and lonely path, not heavily plied by many travelers but capable of refinement and ejecting selfish impurities from our beings.” While giving testimonials about the deceased corps member, the Assistant Director, of the Corps Welfare and Health Services Branch, Mrs Oluwakemi Awolola said she met the deceased during the 2023 Batch “B” orientation course and saw a boy who was properly raised and came from a good family in him.

She said his manner of speech while addressing people, and the rate at which people flocked around him is an attestation that the family lost a good son.

She urged the mother to take solace in the fact that her son lived impacting lives. Also, the Platoon Inspector of the Deceased during the Course, Mrs Ann Ogundare, narrated that the Deceased developed a penchant for looking after her during the course as she was stressed. She said he was always advising her to take a rest, mind her health, and drink enough water.

A friend of the Deceased, who was also his colleague at work, said during his short period of service, they had intimate discussions and said he wanted to maximize his service year and had registered for a Yoruba online tutorial class to learn the language.

Sul Pulnaro, a Community-based media in Italy, reported that; “the boy, of Nigerian origins, had grown up in Finale Emilia with his adopted aunt and uncle Carla and Sergio. He played football for several years in the Junior Finale, had participated in town initiatives such as Finalestense and to pay for his studies, he worked during his university years at the Vanilla Caffè in Corso Matteotti.

 Many respected him and loved him.” il Resto del Carlino, another community media reported Comrade Ebiesuwa as “a boy who was always available and smiling , an immense loss: when he lived here he was active and took part in many initiatives organized in the town”, is the memory of Francesco Luppi, owner together with his wife of the Vanilla Caffè in Corso Matteotti where everyone called him Ebi so, he worked at the counter or took orders at the tables.” Other media who reported the demise of the deceased are Gazzetta Di Reggio and MoreThesis. The love of the community for the deceased made them raise funds for the repatriation of his body to be buried in their local cemetery in Italy. Comrade Olawole Collins Alessandro Ebiesuwa(LA/23B/5006), was born on the 26th January, 1997, he studied Law from the University of Modena. He grew up in Italy, he was called up for Service after his University and was deployed to Lagos during the 2023 Batch B Orientation Course. He was then posted to the Lagos State House of Assembly for his Place of Primary Assignment, where he served until his demise.