Nigerians from all walks of life at the weekend
thronged Agbor, IKa South Local Government
Area of Delta State to grace the funeral service
of Late Mrs. Alice Emefiele, mother of the Central
Bank of Nigeria [CBN] Governor, Mr Godwin
Emefiele with Most Revd. Nicholas Okoh, Primate
of Anglican Communion admonishing Nigerians
to promote peace and unity in their communities
for the growth of the nation.

President Mohammedu Buhari, represented by
Engr. Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the
Government of Federation, was among prominent
Nigerians from within and outside the country
who graced the occasion. Others were former
President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Minister for
Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, Minister
for State Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachukwu, Governors
Ifeanyi Okowa [Delta], Adams Oshiomole [Edo];
Ben Ayade [Cross River]; Willy Obiano [Anambra]
Emmanuel Udom [Akwa Ibom]; Abiola Ajimobi
[Oyo]; Rauf Aregbesola [Osun]; and Deputy
Governor, Benue State.

Other dignitaries include, Alhaji Aliko Dangote,
Chairman Dangote Group, Chief Femi Otedola,
Chairman, Forte Oil,, Mr. Jim Ovia, Former
Chairman, Zenith Bank, Speaker of the House of
Representative, represented by Deputy Minority
Leader, Hon. Onyema among others.

Most Rev. Okoh, who delivered the sermon at the
service said that Nigerians should always
promote peace and unity in their communities so
as to engender growth and development in the
country stressing that ” We need unity and peace
in this country to make progress, we also need
justice and righteousness to achieve success in
the struggle against corruption in this country.”
Rev. Okoh observed that it was not the longevity
of life that matters but the contributions made to
the development of the society adding that the
impact made on people’s life and the society was
what matters stressing that Late Mrs. Emefiele
positively impacted on the life of those around
her and her community.

Dr. Godwin Emefiele in a brief speech,
appreciated everybody for coming to join his
family to give their late mother a befitting burial,
stating that his late mother brought them up in
the way of God and taught them that hard work
pays in life adding that ” I enjoin mothers to
bring up their children in the way of God, correct
them when they are wrong and teach them to be
hard working in life, they will turn out to be good
citizens of the society.”

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Jim Ovia, Chairman of Zenith, Femi Otedola and Aliko Dangote

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Jim Ovia, Chairman of Zenith, Femi Otedola and
Aliko Dangote

See the unity in diversity

Dangote- hausa

Otedola - yoruba

Ovia- Igbo

None of them give a Bleep about ethnic and tribal war going on between and among Nairaland youths

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See the unity in diversity

Dangote- hausa

Otedola - yoruba

Ovia- Igbo

None of them give a Bleep about ethnic and tribal war going on between and among Nairaland youths

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