* Ibori’s presence adds colour to ceremony
The remains of Elder Johnbul Fatimiro, elder brother to
the Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa was interred today, Friday (17/03/17) with the governor calling on
Nigerians to reconcile themselves with God.
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| Governor Okowa with ex-governor Ibori (right) on arrival. |
Speaking at a funeral service held in honour of the
deceased at Agbor, Delta State, Governor Okowa
enumerated the transient nature
of life and emphasized the need for Nigerians to be closer to God.
Late Elder Fatimiro died at the age of 63 of cancer which
the governor described as "slow death."
While taking solace in the fact that his deceased brother
reconciled with God before his demise, Governor Okowa emphasized, "though
the pains were there, it was an opportunity for my brother to be closer to God
and I wish that each and every one of us will reconcile ourselves to God."
Cream of Nigerians, including prominent politicians and
technocrats from different parts of the world including former Governor James
Ibori, whose unexpected presence took many by surprise, and in that excitement
added colour to the event.
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| Mrs. Roli Uduaghan (right) with Mrs. Edith Okowa and Mrs. Onyemaechi Mrakpor (left) |
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| Late Elder Johnbul Fatimiro's casket awaiting interment. |
Also present wereSenators James Manager and Peter
Nwaoboshi; former Deputy Governor Sir Benjamin Elue; Edo State PDP Governorship
candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu; Mrs Roli Uduaghan, Delta State PDP Chairman
Barrister Kingsley Esiso; members of the National Assembly among others were in
Agbor to sympathize with the governor.
Pastor Caleb Adegbite of the Redeemed Christian Church of
God in a sermon, urged Nigerians to refrain from life of sin to enable them
inherit the kingdom of God.
He also urged them to focus on the kingdom of God in
whatever they do as the only way to gain eternal rest as promised by God in the
book of Revelation.
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