Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday attended the funeral service in honour of late Priscilla Nnenda Chikere (Nee Wolugbom).
The funeral service that was conducted by the Grace Garden branch of Living Christ Mission, Port Harcourt held at the Rivers State Ecumenical Centre.
Late Mrs. Priscilla Nnenda Chikere, 96 years, was the mother of Hon. Ken Chikere, the federal lawmaker representing Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 1 at the House of Representatives.
In his tribute, Governor Wike said, he and his wife grieved at the news of the demise of a beloved mother who offered the best to her children.
According to Governor Wike, late Priscilla Nnenda Chikere was a warm, caring, and devoted mother who nurtured her children well, and was kind to friends and members of the community.
“Certainly, Mama’s death is a great loss, not only for you but also a personal loss for me and for all those whose lives she touched with her uncommon life of devotion to service of God and care for humanity, and which will continue to keep her memory in our minds forever. “
In his sermon, Rev. Ezeakolam Ibekwe exhorted the congregation to strive to make meaningful contributions to humanity as a way of enhancing the quality of life they live on earth.
Rev Ibekwe who noted the quality of life that late Priscilla Nnenda Chikere had lived to fulfill her mission on earth, charged the congregation to prepare for death always and do so by ensuring that they have reconciled their life with God in order to make heaven.
