..... As Guests Pour Encomia On The Deceased
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The name Rt. Hon. Dr. Ben Uzoukwu (BU) Nzeribe, has been a household name for decades now, not just in Imo State but the entire Nigerian sphere.
The bearer of the said name was the Deputy Speaker of the Nigerian Parliament in the First Republic.
Chief Dr. Nzeribe, Ekwueme as he was popularly called, was the man behind the success story of Awo-Omamma, an ancient town situated in Oru-East Local Government Area of Imo State.
He established several monumental institutions such as Pox Office, Christ the King Catholic Church (C.K.C), Santana Primary School, Comprehensive Secondary School, all in Awo-Omamma as well as Awo-Omamma Community Hospital, which later metamorphosed into General Hospital, Awo-Omamma as it is currently called, just to mention but a few.
Dr. Nzeribe who died recently at the age of 96 was committed to Mother Earth on Friday, 5th October 2018 in a grand style in his country home Umuezike, Ezi-Awo II Autonomous Community in Awo-Omamma of Imo State.
According to our correspondent, the burial saw the presence of countless dignitaries from all walks of life within the shores of Nigeria and beyond. Rostrum equally gathered that those who knew the deceased too well were in their numbers pouring encomiums on him as they bade him farewell.
May his soul rest in the bosom of the Almighty.
