TRIBUTE TO MUYIWA, MY DEAR COUSIN.
Muyiwa, my dear cousin, i still can not believe that you will be seen no more. I was in denial because I believed you would pull through the sickness and we would thereafter joke about it. I remember our years as growing children and the warmth that we all shared. That actually was something we inherited from our fathers who, though of different mothers, maintained their bond as sons of the same father, our grandfather, Benjamin Okunola Asenuga. Your laughter lit up every room you were found, and I remember that principled as you were, i could use that “Muyiwa, i am older than you”, and you would smile and say “Dupe, thats true” as we both laughed. I am just four months and some days older but we both joked about it as if i was a zillion years older. Of course, when we were both in our undergraduate years at the then Ogun State University, everyone knew we were cousins because you would visit me at Ijebu Igbo though your campus was in Ago Iwoye. You usually came with three of your friends- Dele Solanke, Segun Odubela(both of blessed memories) and Femi Durojaye, your cousin from your mother’s family-who also became my friends in the process. A couple of times when you came to Ibadan to buy your farm implement, you would call beforehand and tell me, “mo ma ya ni office e, amala de ni mo ma je”.And, I always looked forward to those visits. The last time I saw you was when we were in Aparaki to bury our Aunt Oluremi. We were together throughout talking about the family strings we shared. Oh, Muyiwa! You were more than family—you were a friend. Your kindness, strength, and generous spirit touched everyone who knew you. Though your time with us was far too short, your legacy lives on in the memories we cherish and the love you gave so freely. Life feels emptier without you, but we find comfort in knowing you are at peace. You will always be in our hearts, missed deeply, and remembered with endless love and gratitude. I hope you get to see our grandfather; my father, Sunday Olusola; of course, your parents and oh, don’t forget to say hello to Seyi Obinrin-Seyi Asenuga Adeosun, too. I miss you guys very sorely!
Adieu, Muyiwa.
Your cousin,
MODUPE ASENUGA OLUBANJO.