By Gloria Acholonu (Imo State Correspondent, in Owerri)
Dame Dorothy Nsonma Ihedioha, mother of former governor of Imo state, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, who passed on recently at the age of 90 years will be finally laid to on Friday, June 16, 2023, at the Ihedioha’s Family Compound, Aronta, Mbutu-Mbaise, Imo State, at 5pm.
A funeral statement on Thursday, May 11, 2023 by her son, Emeka Ihedioha, on behalf of the family, said there will be a Service of Songs in her honour at St James' Anglican Church, 39 Haile Selassie Street, Asokoro, Abuja on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 5pm.
Another Service of Songs for the deceased Matriarch of the Ihedioha family, according to the statement, will hold in Mbaise, Imo State on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the family compound of late Nze B.M.G Ihedioha at Aronta, Mbutu-Mbaise, Imo State at 5pm.
Dame Ihedioha, a grandmother and great grandmother, transited to glory in Abuja on Thursday April 20, 2023. The Funeral Service will take place on Friday, June 16, 2023 at St Peters Anglican Church, Mbutu-Mbaise, Imo State at 11am while internment follows immediately at the family compound.
Hon. Ihedioha's statement said: "The family appreciates the prayers, condolence messages, visits and support from relatives, friends, well-wishers and associates at this moment of grief.
"While we mourn this irreparable loss, we are consoled by the life she lived and thank the Almighty God for her enduring legacies and the blessing of a place in His bosom." NNL.
