So sad, former beauty queen, Ibidun Ajayi Ighodalo, the beautiful wife of Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, is dead. She died in her hotel room early this morning in Port Harcourt, Rivers State!
According to an insider, she fell sick in Port Harcourt, where she was handling the building of isolation centres for a bank, but unfortunately for her, she was given an injection in the wrong place.
Sadly, no simple or ornamental tribute could capture an essence of Ibidun’s extraordinary appeal. Men were swayed by her beauty and poise, but her hold on women was even more phenomenal; Ibidun, the brain behind the much-talked about, Elizabeth R, stoked intense feelings of gratitude and contentment in most people privileged enough to have made her acquaintance during 40-year spell on earth.
Yes, a miserable end to the life of one of the most acclaimed invigorators of Lagos’ social circuit and high society no doubt.
Alive, Ibidunni was an enchanteur; from childhood, she radiated such infectious mirth and loveliness that members of her nuclear and extended family, friends and other loved ones, fell over one another to pamper and please the little girl that grew up to ignite their unsullied affection even as they bore her in a carriage of care towards an enchanted future.
In one sense, though, Ibidun is not gone. She will continually and fondly remembered as a daughter, wife, mother, sister and friend who radiated great bliss, laughter and splendor wherever she graced with her unforgettable presence.
Indeed, the true measure of a person is not how long he or she lives, but what was achieved while on earth. She was endowed with the noblest persona epitomizing kindness, selflessness, genuine humaneness and an extraordinary ability to put a smile on people’s faces, even at the most improbable time.
Until her death, Ibidun’s world revolved around her family and friends, whom she loved without inhibition or compromise according to many of her loved ones. She was the people’s princess, and that is how she will stay, in their hearts and in their memories for ever.
With her tragic death, a beacon of light has no doubt been extinguished. She was a woman of grace, gorgeousness, and allure and her beauty no doubt radiated from within, to form a glorious halo about her persona throughout her short but impressive stay on earth.
RIP, Ibidun!
