The Abia State Government, below the management of Governor Alex Otti, held a state burial service on Thursday to honor the late famend evangelist, Reverend Uma Ukpai, who handed away on the age of 80.
Former Presidential candidate, Peter Obi and Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Umo Eno, attended the occasion, which was held on the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, Abia State.
The State burial service additionally attracted many different dignitaries, together with Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Mbata, amongst others.
Speaking on the occasion, Governor Otti urged the folks to reside life so they might be remembered for good, stressing that Uma Ukpai didn’t d!e however solely transited, as his legacies would stay indelible.
He additionally urged the folks of Abia and Akwa Ibom, and the whole Christian religion, to not mourn however to reside lives worthy of emulation.
Also talking, Governor Eno, represented by his deputy, Akon Eyakenyi, described the late Uma Ukpai as a visionary who raised technology of individuals.
In his sermon, the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, stated that the late Uma Ukpai didn’t serve cash however labored for God and humanity.
