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By Ingram Osigwe
Agungwu, Ugwuoba, Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State, will be agog between Friday, November 3, and Sunday, November 5, 2023, as an internationally certified biomedical scientist and the MD/CEO of El-Lab, a medical diagnostic and research centre, one of the first three private medical laboratories in Nigeria with ISO 15189:2012 International Accreditation, Prince (Dr.) Elochukwu Adibo, accords his late mother, Her Royal Highness, Ojiefi Lucy Mgbogoye Adibo, a befitting farewell.
The late matriarch of the Adibo royal family was aged 83.
During her eventful lifetime, Ojiefi Adibo was a businesswoman, women’s advocate, philanthropist, community leader and devout Christian. She was married to His Royal Highness, Igwe Michael Nwaigboegbunam Adibo (Oranyelugo 1 of Ugwuoba). Together they sired sons and daughters, including Dr. Elochukwu, who are today doing extremely well in their various fields and endeavors.
Meeting Ojiefi Adibo for the first time during the birthday celebration of her son, Dr. Elochukwu, sometime ago, it was clear that the El-Lab boss inherited his quantum accomplishments and success in the areas of biomedical science from her.
Notedly, that first and only encounter with the late matriarch of the Adibo royal family left me with an everlasting impression of a warm, successful, fulfilled and hospitable woman whose enterprise, dexterity, tenacity of purpose and goal-oriented approach to issues reflected in her utterances and demeanor.
Success could after all be inherited! Of course, Dr. Elochukwu, who is a towering figure like his mother, is a member of the prestigious Institute of Biomedical Science, and Royal Microscopic Society, both in the United Kingdom, who is also on the register of the Health Care Profession Council in the UK and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management and Leadership of the United States of America.
He also served as Technical Assistant for Health and Safety in the “Coal to Power” team under Professor P.O. Okeke, and Special Adviser on Coal Matters to the former Minister of Power, Prof. Bath Nnaji.
Dr. Elochukwu does not belong to the league of some financially stable men who treat their parents shabbily while they are alive but lavish fortunes on their burial when they die.
From all ramifications, Dr. Elochukwu took care of his lovely mother when she was alive, and in death he is poised to give her a burial due to a royal that she was. Dr. Elochukwu will be sparing no cost to achieve that.
Thus all roads will be leading to the border town of Ugwuoba for the late Ojiefi Adibo’s epochal farewell.
According to a burial programme signed by Dr. Elochukwu on November 2, 2023, there will be a service of songs at the Ugwuoba royal palace of Oranyelugo 1, Agungwu, Ugwuoba.
Friday, November 3, the late Ojiefi Adibo’s remains will make a brief stopover at her late father’s (Matthew Igboanugo) compound, Agungwu, Oji River.
Thereafter, the body will be lying in state at the Ugwuoba royal palace. This will be followed by a funeral service at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Ugwuoba, and then an interment at the Ugwuoba royal palace.
Saturday, the 4th of November, is slated for condolence visits by in-laws, friends, associates and well-wishers, while Sunday, the 5th, will be a thanksgiving service in her honour at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Ugwuoba.
•Chief Osigwe ( Enyioha na Akokwa), is the MD/CEO of Fullpage Communications Ltd. He wrote from Lagos
