hmmm... Thank you Pastor Toyin for all the wonderful teachings and knowledge. You were a living example of godly living. You made sure to try and solve any issue we brought to you. My Husband and I still remember your words on Mentorship, but you did Mentor a whole lot of us, and we are forever grateful. Continue resting in the bosom of our Lord Jesus Christ. Till we meet again.

Toyin and I started as coursemates at Shell Learning Village, in October 1993. Over the years we became friendly colleagues, and fellow golfers. His passing was a shock, but I know that we came from God and unto him is our return. May Toyin's soul rest in peace. Ameen.

My first encounter with Toyin in the summer of 2022 on the golf course in Mississauga ,Ontario Canada. He was a perfect gentleman amiable and impeccable. He is a person you would like to play golf EVERY time. But we should take solace in John 5: 28 29. I that the good Lord that Christians proclaim will be with entire family . Toyin you are adored . Continue to rest in the bossom of the Lord.

Egbon Toyin - Adieu sir! News of your passing came to me as a big shock. Although we both started working for Shell Port-Harcourt around 1990, our paths didn't cross until mid-1990s when we became family friends @ Christ Chapel International Church, D-Line, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. In 1998, we were both ordained as Deacons in CCIC Port-Harcourt (by Senior Pastor & Founder of CCIC Worldwide). Our sweethearts were similarly, same day with us, ordained as Deaconesses. In Shell Nigeria, we also worked closely together on some domestic gas and sensitive commercial projects for both Shell & Nigeria - especially when you were Managing Director of SNG until your 2019 retirement from Shell. After your retirement from Shell, we maintained regular private conversations/contacts via phone calls until mid-2022. In Dec 2019 we met f2f at CCIC Lekki Lagos @ a wedding and also in 2022 we all sat together at Landmark Events Centre, Lekki, Lagos, for another wedding not knowing that would be our last f2f brotherly interaction. In our earthly interactions, you were a true Christian to the core, honest & truthful to yourself and friends/colleagues and a family man (I recollect speaking with you a few years ago while you were visiting the Netherlands on a family trip). At your job (in Shell), you were both commercially sound and uncompromising/'speak up' when you strongly feel something is not right. In private discussions, you were always very candid, pragmatic & realistic in addressing complex issues. By the special grace and mercy of God, may your soul rest most serenely in divinely perfect peace and later rise, rejoice and reign with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on the resurrection day. Egbon, e sun're o l'oruko Jesus. Amin.

Moyo's Dad will be missed by all of us nephews and nieces. He was the “cool” uncle one with the neat mustache. My uncle took life a bit easier in the last few years but never gave up working. He loved his job. The family knew Moyo's Dad as a quiet, kind and very gentle person who would give you the shirt off his back…and he literally did to anyone in need. His favorite past times was playing golf with friends. We remember his visits to our house where my younger sister, will always hide from him, until he bribes her with money, then she will make an appearance for a few minutes and disappear again. His presence will be so missed by family across the country. While life was considerably compromised by his health, Moyo's Dad never stopped living to the fullest. Now, the good Lord has called you to rest. You are gone but not forgotten. Adieu Uncle!! “God grant us the Serenity to accept the things we cannot change, Courage to change the things we can and Wisdom to know the difference.” Amen.

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Toyin, you came, you saw, and you conquered. You lived a good and exemplary life; you were a gentle soul full of love and humility. The best trees are always cut in the forest and the best fruits are plucked from the tree. It is said that good things don’t last. Your death was a big shock. We are overwhelmed with grief and our hearts ache. He giveth and taketh, who are we to question His will. We have all questions but no answers, the Lord knows best. You were kind and honest to all who crossed your path. You treated everyone with respect and kindness. You were truly a gentle soul and a gentleman. May God be the pillar and support for your wife, children, and the entire family. May He be their strength and succour in this difficult time. Nike, take heart, the Lord will uphold and strengthen you. May his memories continue to bring solace to you. Oluwatoyin, sun re o. May your gentle soul rest in perfect peace in the bosom of the Lord. We will surely miss you. Doyin and Oyin Bakinson

Uncle Toyin is a success who has lived well and loved much, who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of children, who has filled his niche and accomplished his task. Who leaves the world better than he found it, who has never lacked appreciation of earth’s beauty or failed to express it through the Gospel of christ, who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had. This is the price you pay for having a wonderful uncle. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments and you get the tears at the end, too. Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe he made that effort, and that is, therefore, why he will sleep for eternity.

Toyin, you came, you achieved so much, you touched lives. God however loves you more than we love you. Go on and rest in the bossom of the Lord. You have joined the saints singing Hallelujah to the Most Hogh God. To the family you left behind, the Father of the fatherless and the Husband of widows will keep them and watch over them and He will grabt then the fortitude to bear the loss. We of ExMays1975/80 Set miss you dearly.

Toyin. What a rude shock. You lived a good life. A perfect gentleman husband and father. Never a dull moment working with you as a colleague. Lord knows best. Rest in peace and your memories remain a blessing to all. The lord strengthen your family through this period.

Toyin happened to be my Neighbor in numbering of of students in Mayflower School, he was S/N 3400 while I was S/N 3401. We were both in 1 Gold which happened to be the bottom class of the School. While in this class Toyin encouraged me to work hard in order to move to a better class called igi iwe. Our second term in the school Toyin jumped from Gold Class to Red and I jumped to Green class that is next to Red and throughout our days in Mayflower Toyin never left the Red class. I saw him in the last meeting we had in his house in Chevron Estate. Toyin is a great achiever with great humility. May my neighbor lovely soul rest in perfect peace and The Great Comforter comfort the entire family IJMN.

Dear ‘boda mi’ (like we your younger siblings called you), you were the most calm, intelligent and smartest person I know growing up,the 1st engineer I witnessed physically that if anything happened to your car, you’d fix it yourself(except Ofcourse if it requires bringing down the engine). I have very fond memories of you and your family coming every December from port harcourt to Lagos to spend the Christmas holidays with Dad, how I always look forward to you coming to visit because you’d advice me and my siblings, play golf together and then we get all the goodies and money from you and your very loving and adorable Wife(Aunty Nike). You and dad would gist and talk about politics and so many things, Infact,you were dads best friend . The news of your demise was a big shock to us all but we take solace from the fact that you lived a righteous , blessed and good life and have gone to be with the Almighty, the creator of the Heavens and Earth. I pray God grants your wife and your wonderful children the fortitude to bear the loss of a great and loving Husband and Father. Continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord Uncle Toyin.🙏🙏