Omo-Agege Condoles With Penawou Family over Matriarch’s Death

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer

Ad

Shockwaves in Opposition: Governors Mbah, Diri Set to Join APC Next Week

By Obinna Uballa Nigeria’s political landscape is bracing for a major shake-up as Governors Peter Mbah of Enugu State and Douye Diri of Bayelsa State prepare to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) next week, in what insiders describe as one of the most consequential realignments since 1999.…

Genocide allegations dangerous, could damage Nigeria’s global standing – Bolaji Akinyemi warns

By Obinna Uballa Former Minister of External Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has raised alarm over what he described as an “unjustified and unfair” attempt to label Nigeria with genocide allegations, warning that such claims could carry grave diplomatic and reputational consequences for the country. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Akinyemi expressed deep…

New INEC Boss and Tinubu’s Visibilization of Northern Yorubas

By Farooq A. Kperogi Everyone who is familiar with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s unabashed Yorubacentricism expected him to appoint a Yoruba person to succeed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman. However, because, as I pointed out in my September 20 column, no president, prime minister, or head of state has ever appointed an INEC chairman…

Ad

Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege has condoled with the Country Chairman, Daewoo E & C Nigeria, Chief Joseph Penawou, over the death of his mother, Mama Yeiebimo-Ere Kasua Penawou (née Corsin).

In a condolence message to Chief Penawou who is also the Chairman/CEO of First Marine and Engineering Services Limited, Omo-Agege described her as a resilient and self-effacing contributor to grassroots development and urged all who knew the matriarch to feel further inspired to contribute towards societal uplifting the way the late she did, even in the face of daunting odds.

The statement by Omo-Agege’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga, read in part:

“Born in Northern Nigeria some 73years ago, she lost her mum at the age of four, married early at 17, struggled to become a well-known teacher and later a trader of note.

“Yet through it all, she never sought succor or success for her nine children alone but showed much love and gave much help for countless other children who today, proudly share cherished memories of her role in their lives.

“Decades before words like ‘development activist’ became known in grassroots communities that she positively impacted, Mama Penawou who passed out from secondary school as Head Girl in 1964 also served as a grassroots teacher across Delta state communities in Gbekebo, Ofonibengha, Ogbeinama and Akugbene before returning in 1986,” Omo-Agege noted.

Chief Penawou and his siblings, he said, should feel comforted by their late mother’s life of service to the people.

“True, for Mama Penawou, religion was about the reality of service for touching others’ lives; her life’s practical interpretation of the virtues of a Proverbs 31 woman included diligent and exemplary voluntary service as leader of several women’s social organisations and church societies, her home was always a congregation ground for hospitable warmth and offerings of native delicacies,” the statement added

Ad

Unlocking Opportunities in the Gulf of Guinea during UNGA80
X whatsapp