Seven years ago, precisely 13th of February 2014, Apostle Bimpe Sorinolu, a sister to the Former Ekiti State governor, Ayo 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 prologue 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 seamstress of note. She, indeed, shocked the world when she reportedly singlehanded designed the first house she lived 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 the impetus that 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.
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 who is 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 re-union with the children, she was rebuffed.
Sadly, seven years after her death, nothing spectacular has been done to keep her memories alive. CITYSPY gathered that her mission house, where she was catering for the downtrodden and the less privileged children, is now a shadow of itself. Aside 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
