●Cleric Urges Christians On Good Legacies
The President of the Senate, Dr Godswill Obot Akpabio; governor of Akwa Ibom State, Bassey Umo Eno; as well as senators and other top public functionaries, were among those who paid glowing tributes to the departed mother of former spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Deaconess Grace Sunday Eyiboh, during her funeral ceremony on Saturday.
In a display of respect and admiration, top government officials and political figures from Akwa Ibom State and beyond, gathered to bid farewell to Deaconess Grace Sunday Eyiboh, the mother of Eyiboh, who is the spokesperson of the Senate President.
Speaking at the funeral ground at Secondary School Akpa Utong, Senator Akpabio said Eyiboh’s mother was “a woman of virtue and compassion.”
Represented by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Senator Akpabio said Deaconess Eyiboh’s long live was marked with great legacies of honour, kindness and community service.
He said, “Although she enjoyed longevity that verged towards 90, the loss of such a caring mother precipitates grave emotions, especially when the memories of her sacrificial love and the bond you shared are contextualized.”
Adaramodu highlighted Deaconess Eyiboh’s entrepreneurial skills and business acumen, which he said she used to support her husband in training their children.
“The result in the strides you have all made point to your sterling upbringing by your mother. As it is often said, it is what you put in today’s child that you have in tomorrow’s man.”
The Senate President urged Eyiboh and his siblings to emulate the good legacies of their late mother.
On his part, Governor Eno who had earlier visited the mourning house to console the family, extolled the endearing character of Mmaette, saying her transition to glory would be missed by those whose lives she touched.
Equally represented at the event by his Political Adviser, Godwin Ntukudeh, Gov Eno described her as a “resourceful and virtuous woman, who left great legacies for her children and community.”
Eno noted that Akwa Ibom State would greatly miss the deceased, who had nurtured young women in tailoring to make them self-reliant.
Similarly, the eife of the Senate President, Mrs Ekaette Unoma Akpabio and Senator Ekong Sampson took their turns to pay glowing tributes to the departed matriarch of The House of Eyiboh, encouraging the family to be consoled that Mmaette lived a fruitful and rewarding life.
Preaching on the topic, ‘Building Your Legacy,’ the General Superintendent and Chairman of Conference of Qua Iboe Church Nigeria, Revd. Ekpedeme M. Effanga, said legacies were anything that people could be remembered for.
Reading from both the Books of Second Kings 20:1-19 and Luke 19:11-27, Revd Effanga, who said legacies could be positive or negative, explained that greed, insecurity, negative competition, uncivilization, unpatriotic spirit, lack of fear of God and lack of love for humanity, were reasons people failed to leave lasting legacies.
- He encouraged privileged and all manners of men to do their best in leaving lasting legacies wherever they find themselves, so that God will reward them according.
