Roll call as Ngwa paramount ruler goes home in style * Buhari, Ikpeazu, Jonathan, Atiku, others mourn

Roll call as Ngwa paramount ruler goes home in style

* Buhari, Ikpeazu, Jonathan, Atiku, others mourn

By Steve Oko

It was a gathering of who is who in Abia State and beyond as the late paramount traditional ruler of Ngwa land, His Eminence Eze Bernard Enweremadu was buried in his Ahiaba Autonomous Community in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area.

Okpuala Township Stadium, venue of the funeral service was filled to its maximum capacity as eminent personalities, politicians, royal fathers and people of all classes from across the country gathered to pay their last respect to the late monarch.

Speaking at the event, President Muhamnadu Buhari, said late Enweremadu was a reputable King in Igbo land, and condoled with the family and state over his demise.

Buhari whose message was read by the Minister of State for Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah, said Enweremadu “served the state and the nation in many capacities leaving a legacy of fairness and charity”.

Ogah in his capacity, urged the children of the deceased to emulate the foot prints of their late father who he said had much prestige and swag.

In his tribute, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu said the Ngwa nation, Abia State and Ndigbo in general, had lost a great hero.

He said Enweremadu was an epitome of dignity, and humility who sacrificed so much for the advancement of Ngwa nation and Abia state.

In a remark, Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Abia South, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, described the late monarch as the symbol and embodiment of Ngwa tradition.

” It got to a point where he was the only person everybody had to go to for our political emancipation”, Abaribe lamented.

Former Governor and Senator representing Abia Central, Senator Theodore Orj, in his tribute, said the late monarch was “one of the brightest satellites in the firmament of traditional rulers”.

He said that though the late monarch was dead, he would continue to be remembered for his many legacies.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan in a tribute said Enweremadu was a true patriot who served the state and nation with zest.

Similarly, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, said Enweremadu was “a first class grade of contemporary Nigeria traditional ruler”.
He condoled with the family and state over the death of the late monarch.

The Chief mourner and first son of the deceased, Rt. Hon Christopher Enweremadu, described his late father as a man of peace and a role model.

The former Speaker and incumbent Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, promised to uphold the ideals of his father, while thanking all those who came to identify with the family in their moment of grief.

Some of the dignitaries at the funeral were former Governor of Imo State, Chief Emeka Ihedioha; former Deputy Governor, Acho Nwakanma; Senator Nkechi Nwogu; and Senator Emma Nwaka.

Traditional rulers from across the state were also at the burial in their numbers.

At the age of 33, the late monarch ascended the royal throne on October 23, 1976, to become the 13th Traditional Head of Ngwaland, and died on January 17, 2021 after 44 years on the throne.

The 77 year old monarch had 14 wives and over 70 children but is survived by 10 wives and 66 children according to family source.

Chief mourner and first son of the deceased, Rt. Hon. Christopher Enweremadu, speaking at the funeral service. Photo by Steve Oko.

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