Otunba Dapo Williams, who was popularly known as DW was an accomplished man in his life time. He was a corporate real estate consultant with a deep involvement in the Gas and Oil sector as a forecourt Petroleum products retailer.
The demised of Otunba Dapo Williams shows that each family have their own internal problems,that is to say all that glitters are not gold.
On Wednesday, 26 August, 2020,in a video that went viral on social media, when Tina, the widow of the leader of the Nigerian Community in the United Kingdom, Otunba (Dr.) Oladapo Williams, chased his first son, Tolulope and daughter, Simi away from their father’s burial.
The embarrassing event prevented the children of the prominent London socialite from performing burial rites for their late father.
It was revealed that Tina, expressly ordered that the children from Williams’ previous marriage be barred from the programme.
“Tina asked the security men to remove Dapo’s two other children from the burial ground and there was a huge scene. Eventually, Tolu and Simi, who were accompanied by their mother, were persuaded to allow Tina finish her tasks at the grave site. Later, they went back to pay their last respect to their father.
“Another issue is that the man died a Muslim, there was no record of him ever going to church or becoming a Christian but he ended up being buried as a Christian because Tina, who had only one daughter for him later in life, felt he should be buried as a Christian,” said a source.
The remains of Williams, the Otunba Tayese of Akokolabd, Ondo State, were laid to rest in Sidcup, South East London. The burial was a small and intimate ceremony, which was attended by just close family members and friends, including Otunba Wale Kalejaiye, founder of the Nigerian Think Tank Group, of which Williams was a former chairman and till his death, a Board of Trustees member.
Williams will be mostly remembered by many community events, initiatives and projects organisers for his incredible generosity and encouraging spirit.
