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From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
The bodies of an ex-custom (federal commissioner), Ogbuagu Oputa, and his wife, Veronica Iworisha, were laid to rest in Abatu, in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday amidst tears from families, friends, and well-wishers.
Iworisha, who also headed the board of the federal prisons and Immigration services under the administration of former President Ibrahim Babangida left, would be remembered for her numerous legacies.
Enumerating his achievements during his sermon, the officiating priest of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oguta, Reverend Father Emeka Okwosa described the late Iworisha philanthropic gestures as “unequalled” in the history of the area.
He said: “Those are the attributes of a good Christian” and expressed confidence his soul and that of his wife were already “resting in the Lord”.
“Christian don’t die but sleep on, they rest in peace waiting for God to wake them up on the last day, God has decided to give them rest.
“They gave life to many families. The couple loved Oguta; 400 people from this area testified got jobs through them. Not only that he gave them jobs, he gave them home, before their appointment letters, and fed them in his house.”
He, however, urged those he had assisted to emulate his kind gestures and consolidate his achievements.
The cleric also recalled that as the chairman of the Imo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (ISOPADEC), he brought a lot of transformation to Oguta, attributing power supply and tarred roads in the late Iworisha’s achievements.
His first son, Gerald Iworisha who promised to sustain his father’s legacies, urged others to do the same to honour him.
