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Widow of former premier of Eastern Nigeria, Adanma, laid to rest

The remains of the widow of the late former Premier of Eastern Nigeria, Dr M. I. Okpara, Mrs Adanma Okpara, were on Friday laid to rest amidst encomiums and eulogies. Okpara died on Aug. 22 at the age of 99 and was buried in her country home in Umuegwu- Okpuala, Umuahia North Local Government Area.

 

In his sermon at a funeral service held at Williams Memorial Grammar School, Afugiri, the Prelate of Methodist Church of Nigeria (MCN), Dr Samuel Uche, expressed delight that the deceased lived a life worthy of emulation – a life full of humility, decency and sacrifices, with which she touched the lives of people she encountered

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