Abakaliki, Nigeria – Members of an Ebonyi social club, the Eternal Brothers Club, have shown their profound support to a member who lost his wife.
The bereaved member is Chief Hyginus Egbo who lost his beloved wife, Jane.
Members of the club, in unquantifiable solidarity, converged at Egbo’s residence in Abakaliki on Thursday with full dosage of prayers and words of consolation to him, to pull through the grief.
The grief-stricken members took turns to eulogise the departed, pledging to stand by Egbo as he mourns his late wife.
The President of the Club, Charles Akpu-Enika, described Jane’s death as devastating, noting that it painfully touched the Eternal Brothers Club to the marrows.
Akpu-Enika, the immediate Past Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports in Ebonyi, said Jane’s death was unfortunate, describing her as a virtuous and supportive woman who toiled with her husband to build the legacy that the family had achieved.
“She was kind, gentle and left indelible, positive marks on all those who came across her in life.
“We urge our brother, Hyginus, to take heart and be consoled that his late wife lived a life worthy of emulation.”
He disclosed that the Eternal Brothers Club was a well-knit unit which stands by its members during periods of joy and sorrow and places their welfare as top priority.
“We are here in our numbers to offer fortitude to our brother over this painful demise and such connotes the brotherly love which binds us “
The Chairman of the club’s Board of Trustees (BOT), Richard Idike, consoled the bereaved family and admonished them to know that man cannot question God over occurrences in life.
Idike, who is also the Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports in Ebonyi, said he was deeply touched by the untimely death, describing it as too painful and a personal loss
“Only God knows why it happened and only him too can offer the needed fortitude to bear this irreparable loss,”.
Chief Kenneth Agu, who spoke on behalf of Patrons of the club, urged the bereaved family to look on to God in this moment of distress as “whatever happens to man in life is to his knowledge.”
Emeka Anosike, the Secretary of the club, said that “The philosophical reality is that after all the acquisitions, glitz and glamour, man came here with nothing and will return to the creator with nothing.”
The grieving club members prayed for the peaceful repose of the departed and prayed God to give the bereaved family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
