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Opia Promises to cojoin Okoro’s family in Oguta to Complete Church
Alex Ibeh
The former Minister of State for Education Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nana Opia who was at the 10 years Memorial Service of Late Ezinne Josephine Okoro, the mother of Chief Larry Okoro and dedication of Holy Trinity Catholic church, Nkwesi in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State to grace the occasion.
Recall that Chief Larry Okoro (Ugwumba 1 of Nkwesi), the Special Adviser on Project to Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nana Opia and his siblings built a Church and donated to his Community, Nkwesi in Oguta Local Government Area in Memory of their late Mother.
Speaking shortly after the occasion, Opia who observed that the Church is nearing Completion but noted that it still needed more work to be done. This is as he promised to contribute resources for it to be more befitting for worship. “I want the church to have facilities” he pledged.
In his reflection, Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nana Opia, the former Imo State Speaker and Minister for State of Education expressed joy and happiness on the manner the family celebrated their mothers’ Memorial Service
According to the former Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Chief Larry Okoro is my good brother and friend. I am here in solidarity for the Memorial Service of his late Mother, Ezinne Josephine Okoro. I am impressed, happy and very excited on the manner Larry, brothers and sisters celebrated the Memorial Service.
It is awesome today to see a family built Church for the Community in Memory of their late Mother, very unprecedented and what I can say is to God be all the glory. I will contribute to the building of the Church.
As you can see the crème de la crème who gathered here. It is a testament to the fact that this is not a small occasion.
He therefore advised the family to keep alive the legacies of their late mother because according to him, Late Ezinne Josephine Okoro lived a perfect and ideal life.
Adding his voice, the Coordinator Egbema North Development Centre, in Ohaji/Egbema LGA Hon. Obinna Ariaga described Chief Larry’s mother as a Community leader, Compassionate Mother and accommodating.
Other dignitaries present at the Occasion were Wife of the Former Governor of Imo State and Deputy Speaker Federal House of Representatives Lady Ebere Ihedioha, Member Ohaji Egbema, Oguta and Oru West Federal Constituency, Hon. Eugene Dibiagwu, Member Representing Oguta State House of Assembly Hon Gilbert Nwosu, Sir Ray Emeagha, Ngozi RBK Okafor with other family members, the former Secretary Government of Imo State(SGI) Hon. Uche Onyeagocha and Hon. Henry Okafor among others too numerous to mention