Founder/CEO Oga Ndi Oga Foundation High Chief Godwin Agbasimelo receivng the former Managing Director Nigeria Inland Waterways (NIWA) Dr George Moghalu when Moghalu paid condolence visit to Agbasimelo family over the death of Engr Emmanuel Agbasimelo, father of the Missing 2021 governorship candidate of Labour Party in Anamabra State who was buried last weekend
*He would have been a father of Anambra Governor – Group
By Toby Chuks
It was a moment of grief and eulogy at Ezinifite in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State last weekend as family, Church, friends, colleagues, associates, neighbours and well wishers thronged in their numbers to bid late Engr Emmanuel Obiora Agbasimelo farewell during the burial ceremony at his compound. Engr Agbasimelo who died at a ripped age of 80 years was the father of the governorship candidate of Labour Party in 2021 governorship election in Anambra State Mr Obiora Agbasimelo who was kidnapped during the election campaign and yet to be released.
The burial took off with Church service in his compound amid a cream of priests of the Anglican Communion, other personalities and groups including a crowded members of Oga Ndi Oga Foundation led by the Founder/CEO of the Foundation High Chief Godwin Agbasimelo. Among the personalities that poured in eulogy include the former Managing Director Nigeria Inland Water Ways (NIWA) Chief Dr George Moghalu, the traditional ruler of Ezinifite HRH Igwe S.A.C Obika, the Chairman Ezinifite Town Union Lagos Branch, Mr Ifeanyi Patrick and the Provost Odumegwu Ojukwu College of Health Sciences & Technology Dr Bath I.D Okafor.
Others are the President Awor Ezinuno Progressive Union (APU) Lagos Branch Mr Steve Ezenwenyi, Abimolite Sisters Association Chief Mrs Elsie Chileme Achukwu, MD/CEO Benjamin Franklyn Construction Co. Ltd Chief Sir Benjamin Okorie, the General Manager Marudeni Engeering Co.Ltd Engr Amos Christian MNSE, Branch Head of Zenith Bank Openi Branch Mr Ngozidi Jo-Mokwe and Hon Okereke Ujunwa Kelechi among others.
In his homily Rev Cannon Arinze Umeakunna Esq described the late Engr Agbasimelo as a devout Anglican who served God well enough until his death. Rev Cannon Umeakunna observed that people these days have lost the love of God and settled to worship human beings instead of worshiping God lamenting that the menace of human worship which manifest in pure practice of paganism has eating deep in the fabric of the society and therefore should be put in check to prevent it from destroying the society entirely.
“These days people are now turning to pagans by worshiping human beings instead of worshiping God Almighty. There are different forms of paganism and the latest dimension is human worship. I call it human worship because people now place those in position of authority and those in possession of riches above God. People indulge in all kinds of evil practice so that they can make money and get into position of authority to get worship by others” he added
The Anglican cleric called on Christians to retrace their steps and focus on worshiping God according to the scripture because that is the path of life that pleases God and which attracts blessings of God including blessings of healing, blessing of prosperity and blessings of longevity. He noted that the late Agbasimelo is a typical example of God’s way of blessing those that worship Him calling on Christians in general and the family of the late Engr to emulate their father in sticking to the worship of God.
In his tribute on behalf Oga Ndi Oga Foundation Mr Paul Nnakife lamented that Late Engr Agbasimelo would have been a father of Executive Governor of Anambra if his son who was the governorship candidate of Labour Party was not kidnapped ahead of the 2021 governorship election as according to him Obiora Agbasimelo would have won the election because he has already out campaigned other candidate ahead of the election courtesy of Oga Ndi Oga Foundation
He buttressed “We should have been addressing late Engr Agbasimelo as the late father of the Governor of Anambra State because Obiora his son would have won the 2021 election clean clear because we have taken over the political space with mass movement campaign of Oga Ndi Oga Foundation. Our concern now is to see justice prevail on the case of kidnapping of Obiora. Let those who did the devilish job be brought to book. That is our prayer and may the gentle soul of his late father rest in perfect peace”
