Governor Willie Obiano and his wife, Dr Ebelechukwu Obiano, have
joined the family of Chief Allen Onyema of Mbosi, in Ihiala Council
Area, to play host to the topmost echelon of the Nigerian society.
Chief Allen Onyema, who is a Barrister at Law, and the Chief
Executive Officer of Air Peace Airline, gathered the people to pay
last respect to his late father, Chief
Michael Onyema.
Government House Correspondent, Ejike Abana reports that it was a busy day for the first family of Anambra state, who had to visibly participate in making the august visitors to the state
comfortable and well secured.
The endless list of dignitaries at the rites of passage for late Pa
Michael Onyema include Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa,
his Edo state
counterpart, Mr Godwin Obaseki, former Governor of Anambra, Mr Peter
Obi, President General of Ohaneze ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, Chief of
Staff to Anambra state Governor, Mr. Primus Odili, Senator Ben Ndii
Obi, and host of party members, across political divides, Ministers,
friends and well wishers.
Speaking on behalf of other Governors present, Governor Obiano
commiserated with the family, welcomed guests to Anambra, and asked
them to enjoy Anambra, being the safest State in the Country.
Earlier, a requiem mass officiated by the Catholic bishop of Nnewi,
Most Rev Hilliary Odili-Okeke, acompanied by other Bishops, and
members of the clergy, was held in honour of the deceased Pa
Onyema, at St Patrick’s Catholic church, Mbosi.
In a homily, Bishop Matthew Kukah from Sokoto state, lamented that Nigeria
has become extraordinarily violent over the past few years but
expressed optimism of better future and called for more
commitment and dedication to a new Nigeria.
Bishop Kukah, who beckoned on Onyema family to hold and cherish their
fathers legacies, stressed that Nigeria’s greatness lies in her
diversity, and called on Nigerians to find aggregate of values,
around which the nation will revolve, no matter the turbulence.
Responding on behalf of the family, Chief Allen Onyema appreciated people for identifying with them and
called for unity and oneness in Nigeria, irrespective of religion or
tribe.
Stakeholders in the aviation industry also attended the event which
featured choir presentations as well as special rendition by one of
Allen Onyema’s sons.
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