Ifeajika Olisa, Okowa’s spokesman, buries mum in Illah

&NewLine;<p>Ifeajika Olisa&comma; the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State&comma; has buried his mother&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Mrs Eunice Ifeajika&comma; has been lowered into the grave in <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Illah&comma; Oshimili North Local Government <&sol;a>Area of Delta&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The deceased passed on at the age of 84 on February 18&comma; 2020 after a brief illness&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Reverend Father Charles Okeke<&sol;a>&comma; in a homily during the funeral mass in honour of the deceased at <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;punchng&period;com">St&period; John the Evangelist Catholic Church&comma; Illah<&sol;a>&comma; urged Christians to always take care of their loved ones while they are alive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Rev Okeke told Ifeajika&&num;8217&semi;s family that <strong>Christian<&sol;strong> death is a holy passover&period; He urged them not to mourn like those who do not have hope&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;You will be comfortable when you remember you played that you played your role when the person was alive &period; S&comma; let us do well in taking care of our loved ones while they are alive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;As <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com">Christians<&sol;a> we are like pilgrims on earth and a day like this will come in our lives&period; Therefore&comma; Okeke said &&num;8220&semi;When you lose loved ones&comma; they have not passed away&comma; but passed over&comma;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dailytrust&period;com&period;ng">Governor Okowa<&sol;a> who led top government functionaries to the funeral reception&comma; commiserated with the deceased&&num;8217&semi;s family and thanked <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;thisdaylive&period;com">God<&sol;a> for the exemplary life of the deceased&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Finance Commissioner&comma; Chief Fidelis Tilije&semi; Commissioner for Basic Education&comma; Chief Patrick Ukah&semi; Commissioner for Information &comma;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Mr Charles Aniagwu&semi;<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Vice Chancellor Delta State University&comma; Professor Andy Egwunyenga&semi; Professor Temi Akporono&semi; Chief of Staff Government House&comma; Chief David Edevbie&semi; Comrade and Mrs Mike Okeme&semi; Barr&period; Eugene Uzum&semi; Permanent Secretary&comma; Government House and Protocol&comma; Sir Eddy Ogidi-Gbegbaje<&sol;a> among others&comma; graced the event&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Others include President&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Nigeria Guild of Editors&comma; Mr&period; Mustapha Isah<&sol;a>&semi; Management and staff of the News Agency of Nigeria among others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;