BEVERLY HILLS, March 01, (THEWILL) – Seven years ago, precisely on February 13, 2014, Bimpe Sorinolu, known as ‘Kolo For Christ’ a sister of the controversial former governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose, breathed her last on mother earth. Her death, after a protracted battle with breast cancer had, quite expectedly, sent her family, friends, fans and beneficiaries into a prolonged state of anguish and mourning.
The feeling of anguish was not unexpected, especially because her earthly sojourn was defined by struggles and some unfulfilled dreams. Besides, she was unwittingly enmeshed in some controversies.
A survivalist during her lifetime, she hustled as a cab driver on the streets of London. As if that was not enough, she ventured into the business of fashion design, where she also made a name for herself as a seamstress of note. She, indeed, shocked the world when she reportedly singlehanded designed the first house she lived in with her husband, Dapo Sorinolu, a creative effort that wowed many trained architects.
Call her a restless spirit, and you would not be wrong. Her lifestyle, to many around her, was like a riddle that could not be easily cracked. She believed God had given her almost limitless talents or abilities, which must be deployed to good use. Perhaps, this was what goaded her into music and acting at different times in her life.
But it came to a stage when she went into self-discovery of a sort and realised that she needed to give more of her God-given resources to humanity; thereby, she launched Bisochin-Bimpe Sorinolu Charity Initiative, which saw her traverse the length and breadth of Nigeria attending to the destitute and some less privileged citizens. She was widely known across Oyo State for her weekly programme on BCOS, Ibadan, where she preaches and also shows love to destitute people and the needy.
If no one still remembers her magnanimity or creativity, it is doubtful if anyone would have forgotten the fierce disagreement she had with her former governor-brother. The face-off allegedly affected her marriage. While the feud lasted, she suffered a lot, as she was allegedly abandoned by her husband, who eventually married her friend, a policewoman, even when she was still hovering between life and death. At a point, she tried to settle with her husband, for a possible reunion with the children, she was rebuffed.
Sadly, seven years after her death, nothing spectacular has been done to keep her memories alive. I gathered that her mission house, where she was catering for the downtrodden and the less privileged children, is now a shadow of it old self. Aside from the first year remembrance that was reportedly not well put together, the family seems to have forgotten the heroic deeds of this super woman. The seventh year anniversary of her passing-on came without any significant celebration in her memory.
However, if the deceased could turn in her grave and look back, she would be at peace, knowing that her four children- Damola, Oyinkansola, Monjolaoluwa and Mojoyinola – have reunited with their father.
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