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TRIBUTE! Rest In Peace Beloved Matriarch Elizabeth
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Late Mrs Elizabeth Akpeni Etadaferua was an outstanding Matriarch who struggled through thin and thick to bring up her thirteen children though survived by ten .
She was indeed a woman anyone would desire to have as mother. A true family woman whose industry was exemplary.
She was a great inspiration to her children all of whom are doing great in business and career.
She was a great merchant dealing in fabrics and shore foods which she traded round the cities within the south-south region of the country.
Though a native of Jesse in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the present day, Delta State, Elizabeth, popularly called sister by relations and customers including her children transversed Sapele, Warri, Benin in present day Edo State, PortHarcourt in Rivers State, Calabar in CrossRiver State and Aba in Abia State .
Initially she traded only on clothing, (wrappers) in Sapele market and Jesse going round with her bicycle to villages selling her wrappers and coral beads and other ornaments in Jesse village to raise her children.
As time went by sister Elizabeth changed from sell of wrappers to shore foods which she supplied in large quantities to retailers in major cities in south-south and Aba in Abia State. She continued in that mobile trading till age began to catch up with her before she stopped traveling and stationed in Sapele at a shop to sell her merchandise.
One significant attribute of late sister Elizabeth was her unwavering commitment to the worship of her creator as she never allowed her business interests to conflicft with her church activities. Her devotion to the Ebenezer Baptist Church, her family place of worship was unimaginable. Account had it that until her death at the age of 84 she never missed both mid-week and Sunday services for once.
Even though she could neither read nor write, sister Elizabeth would always gather the church bulletins, including the Bible and asked any of the available child to read and explain the contents to her. She was an active member of the women missionary society which greatly influenced her life. She was a humanist whose generosity and giving became reference points in the church.
One of the daughters who is based in New York, United States of America Mrs Mercy Dundun Mafuru in her tribute has these to say of her late mother, “Nothing in this world can compare to the love and light you brought into my life.
Pure and genuine, selfless, caring, forgiving, wise, gentle and tough.
I am who I am today because of you. Your enduring love has instilled in me the confidence to forge ahead even during trying times. I will never forget that.
You have done so much for me, I cannot count it all. I love and cherish you deeply mother. I miss you dearly!
To one of her sons, Ovie Etadaferua, late Mrs Elizabeth was truly a definition of a loving mother. He described his mother as a woman with a clean heart towards anyone who came across her during her life time. All her children affirmed that her legacy of humanism will remain in their hearts as they bided her farewell back to her creator. She was interned on the 15th November, 2024 in her home town Jesse.
… FCT Minister challenges ex-Rivers governor over stalled projects, 24-year public record
… Questions N10bn anti-malaria fumigation spending, electoral claims
… Says political leadership should empower, not pull others down
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fired back at former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, challenging him to account for major projects and expenditures incurred during his administration.
Wike made the statements on Saturday, during a visit to the Uzugbani Ekpeye National Executive Council at Ekpeye House in Ahoada, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Wike, who spoke on Saturday during an interactive meeting with the Uzugbani Ekpeye National Executive Council as well as leaders and stakeholders of Ahoada East and West Local Governments, Rivers State at the Ekpeye House in Ahoada, was reacting to Amaechi’s appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday evening.
Amaechi, a former governor and Minister of Transportation, had criticised the Federal Government over its record of project delivery and challenged the administration to name major projects it had completed.
But Wike turned the spotlight on his predecessor’s record in Rivers, questioning what became of several projects initiated under Amaechi.
He specifically raised questions over the $39 million reportedly paid for the Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte Specialist Hospital, the N68 billion monorail project and about N10 billion allegedly spent on an anti-malaria fumigation programme.
Wike asked what became of the money committed to the hospital project after the facility was not completed.
The controversy over the hospital dates back to the Amaechi administration.
A Rivers State judicial commission set up under Wike had investigated the payment of $39.2 million to a contractor for the project and its failure to materialise.
Wike also questioned the fate of the monorail project, which was among the major infrastructure schemes initiated by the Amaechi administration, as well as the expenditure on the fumigation programme.
He went further to criticize a $10 million malaria control project that was executed with Cuba to eradicate mosquitoes in the state, dismissing the initiative as a scam.
“Ask him about the fumigation of Rivers State with people from Cuba in which $10 million was spent. Ask him whether mosquitoes have stopped biting us in Rivers State,” he said.
The FCT Minister said such issues should be considered when assessing the records of political leaders seeking higher office.
Wike also challenged Amaechi’s record after spending eight years each as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, governor and Minister of Transportation.
“Someone was Speaker of the House of Assembly for eight years, Governor for eight years, and Minister for eight years, that is 24 years in top leadership positions. What can anybody point to that he attracted to Ekpeye Land in all those 24 years? Nothing! Not one single thing!” he said.
The minister urged the people of Ahoada East and West Local Governments to demand evidence of projects and political empowerment allegedly attracted to the area during Amaechi’s years in public office.
Wike said leadership should not be measured only by the offices occupied but by the people empowered, projects delivered and structures left behind.
He contrasted this with what he described as his own efforts to empower people and develop political successors, saying leaders should not deliberately prevent others from rising.
Wike also criticised what he described as the use of personal and family tragedies for political purposes.
He said political disagreements should not descend into the exploitation of private grief, particularly matters surrounding the death of family members.
The minister warned against a political culture in which personal tragedies are deployed to gain sympathy or attack opponents.
Wike further challenged claims about Amaechi’s political influence in Rivers State, asking supporters to examine his electoral record.
“Since I left him in 2011, after 2011, mention one election that he has ever won in Rivers State,” he said.
The minister also recalled their political relationship and past disagreements, including controversies surrounding appointments and business interests involving federal maritime agencies.
He contrasted what he described as Amaechi’s approach with the Tinubu administration’s establishment of regional development structures and appointments involving people from the South-South.
His latest comments deepen the long-running political feud between the two former Rivers leaders, who once worked together before becoming major political rivals.
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The minister made this disclosure during his visit to Ekpeye Kingdom Ekpeye House, in Ahoada, Ahoada East Local Government of Rivers State on Saturday.
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