AVIARA BOBBLES AS LATE MAMA RHODA OVUEZIRIE OTITI IS LAID TO REST

All roads led to Aviara, in Isoko South local government area, at the weekend, for the burial of late Deaconess Rhoda Ovuezirie Otiti, mother-in-law of Hon Prince Johnson Erijo, Chief of Staff to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.

The high and mighty in the state were there to pay their last respect, including the State Governor, Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori; his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme; former Governor of the state, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife, Edith;  members of the State House of Assembly, members of the State Executive Council, the State Head of Service, Mr Reginald Bayoko; Chairmen and members of Boards of government parastatals and agencies, non-sitting members of the State House of Assembly, Heads of government establishments, religious leaders, traditional rulers, among many others.

Preaching at the funeral service on the topic:: “What Will You Leave Behind?, the General Overseer of Life Foundation Christian Ministry Int’l, Prophet Otuaga Omamobo, said life was meaningless if one would not be remembered for good when gone to be with the Lord.

Prophet Omamobo maintained that men and heaven must testify to the legacies left behind by the dead for them to make heaven, stressing that one’s relationship with God while alive was a personal decision which every Christian must make and wisely too, as there was no repentance after death but judgement.

He extolled the devout Christian life of the late Deaconess Rhoda Ovuezirie Otiti, whom he noted gave her life to God and served Him in spirit and in truth, urging those she left behind not to mourn like unbelievers, but instead be consoled by the virtuous and fulfilled life she lived.

In his remarks at the service, the Chief of Staff to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Hon Prince Johnson Erijo, thanked God for the fulfilled life of his late mother-in-law and expressed appreciation for the roles played by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and others too numerous to mention, in ensuring the success of the celebration of life of the deceased.

The funeral service featured praise and worship, hymns, presentation of Mama’s biography, prayer of thanksgiving and prayer for the children.

The casket bearing the remains of the late Deaconess Rhoda Ovuezirie Otiti, who is survived by five children, seventeen grandchildren and four great grandchildren, was later, in a procession, moved to the grave side, where the known religious rituals were carried out before interment.