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Children on Care for Parents
By Bon Peters
The Chairman/ CEO of Odest Global
Services Ltd,a customs Bonded Terminal Operator based in Port Harcourt,
Rivers state has on Sunday, December 28, 2025, marked the one year death
remembrance anniversary of his late mother, Ogbuefi Azuka Justina
Oganuzor
The event which started at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Oguta, in Oguta Local Government
Area of Imo state, witnessed the gathering of bigwigs in the Maritime subsector
of the economy including Clearing and Forwarding Agents, Shipping
Companies,Bonded Terminal Operators among others.
Speaking to Newsmen on the sidelines
of the event, Mr Chidera Oganuzor said they were celebrating and remembering a
woman that gave birth to them first and a woman that gave her all to raise
them up.
His words: "Today is a
memorable day in our lives, as we are remembering and celebrating a woman that
first gave birth to us. Apart from that, she gave her all to make sure we
become successful in life “Oganuzor noted.
Oganuzor added “our father died
earlier. In short I was 12 years old when he died. You can imagine what our
Mother went through to see that we succeeded"
"When she was alive we made
sure we took care of her and even in death, we gave her a befitting burial. To
us our mother is everything"
She used to call me "Nwa mere m
Eze" meaning the son that Made me a Queen"
"Her memory will continue to
remain indelible in our hearts." Oganuzor emphasized.
The Odest Global Services Ltd, boss, thanked
the Almighty God for protecting his family even in the absence of their loved
mother. "We are equally happy today because since her death, we have never
heard any bad news or evil befall any of us, we thank God for that" He
said.
On the issue of children abandoning
their parents especially during their old age and moment of trials, the
Maritime chief, insisted that such behaviour was bad.
"There are benefits attached to
you when you're taking care of your parents. As I said earlier, my mother
enjoyed her stay here while alive, she prayed for me telling me son you
have not seen anything yet, you will prosper even more and I believe that
prayer is still working for me and the entire family till today " he
hinted.
Continuing, he reiterated,
"Children should imbibe the culture of taking care of their parents
especially when they put in their best to make sure they succeed, please don't
abandon your parents when they need you most " he admonished.
He therefore used the opportunity to
wish all his friends and associates who came from far and near to grace the
occasion well, employing God to grant them journey mercies as they go back to
their various destinations.
Also speaking, the Parish priest,
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oguta, Rev Father. Basil Timothy Nze,
extolled the virtues of the late Ogbuefi Mrs. Justina Azuka
Oganuzor who was born in 1956 and died in the year 2024 at the age of 68.
Rev, Father Nze noted that when
someone died, there must be that pain of loss but if the family members
remembered the good life the person lived on earth, it gave them a sense of
consolation.
Hear him " When it has to do
with death, there is always that pain but when you remember a dear one lived a
Pius and Christian life, you feel excited that your beloved one is in the hands
of God and such gives you consolation."
He continued, "You see as they
are remembering her and celebrating today, it is natural some are in tears.
Such is an emotional expression of sadness and the same time joy that their
mother is being remembered today and she lived a good life worthy of
emulation." He added.
He however, enjoined them to
continue the legacy that their mother had left behind insisting that God
Almighty required them to do that.
Some of the Oganuzor's friends
who graced the occasion advised that the family should continue to live in
harmony and always speak with one voice despite the vacuum created by their
mother's death.
They applauded Mr Oganuzor for his
open mindedness in business, philanthropy and his ability to strictly adhere to
the Federal Government fiscal policy especially in cargo clearance procedures
even as they wished him and his family well in the year 2026.
High point of the event was the
unveiling of the monument of late (Diamond Mother) Ogbuefi Mrs Justina Azuka
Oganuzor.
There was music performance and
lavish entertainment marking the end of the Thanksgiving service which started
at the Sacred Heart Catholic church Oguta, Imo state.
