Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has joined mourners to sympathize with media mogul, Nduka Obaigbena over the death of his mother, the late Mrs Margaret Obaigbena.
Government House Correspondent, Ejike Abana reports that Mrs Obaigbena, a Lady of the Anglican Church died at the age of 87.
The deceased son, Nduka Obaigbena, a Duke of Owa Kingdom is the founding Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY Media Group and ARISE News.
Governor Soludo was received by the chief mourner, Mr Obaigbena at his residence in Owa-Oyibo, Delta State where he signed the condolence register before proceeding to the church for the service in honour of the deceased .
At St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Owa-Oyibo, Diocese of Ika, Delta State, venue of the service held in honour of late Dame Margaret , Governor Soludo joined others sympathizers who include Governors Ifeanyi Okoma of Delta State, Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Jide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and Godwin Emefiele of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Other dignitaries in attendance include Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi and Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, among others.
In a sermon, the Bishop of Ika Diocese, Right Reverend Godfrey Ekpensi who spoke on the subject of death and the living, lamented that many people live as if they would not die, even when the living know for certain that they shall die, asking men to shun what he described as the “seven evils of mankind” which he enumerated to include lack of love for one another, sorrow of the world, pain of the world, calamity of the world, mystery of the world, coldness and blindness of the world.
Governor Okowa in his speech, consoled the family and described their late matriarch as humane who rendered service to God and humanity.
Highpoint was rendition by choir from South Africa.
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