Ikpeazu Mourns Former Eastern Region First Lady Adanma Okpara
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has mourned a former First Lady of the Old Eastern Region, and wife of Michael Okpara, Lady Adanma Okpara, who died at 97.
A release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Onyebuchi Ememanka read;
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“The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, PhD has received with a heavy heart but with a deep sense of gratitude to the Almighty God for a very fulfilled life, the news of the passing on of the former First Lady of the Old Eastern Region, Her Excellency, Lady Adanma Okpara at the age of 97 years.
“Lady Adanma Okpara was married to the iconic Late Dr. Micheal Iheonukara Okpara, who served as Premier of the old Eastern Region from 1959 to 1966, and together, they gave the people of the old Eastern Region, a first class government whose achievements continue to reverberate even till this day.
“The spousal support she provided to her late husband was instrumental to the monumental success he recorded as Premier.
Widowed since December, 1984, Lady Adanma Okpara remained a model of good and excellent womanhood.”
Governor Ikpeazu noted with satisfaction that late Lady Adanma Okpara remained at her husband’s house in Umuegwu, Ohuhu, Umuahia and continued to play the role of a mother, grandmother and community leader till her final days.
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He recalled with nostalgia the moments he spent with her and how passionate she remained about the use of the platform of government to better the lives of the people.
“Her death”, the Governor notes, “has robbed us of one of our most iconic female living legends”.
The Governor assured that the people of Abia State will always treasure her memories, just the way “we continue to treasure the great memories of her late husband. Together, they left imperishable legacies.”
The governor also sent his deep condolences to the first son of the family, Chief Uzodinma Okpara (Omekannaya) and the entire family.
The governor assured that the state government will work closely with the family to ensure that she gets a burial befitting of the legacies she left behind.
