A huge crowd flooded the peaceful community of Okpolo (Enhwe) to witness the burial ceremony of the eldest sister of the Okobaro of Okpolo (Enhwe) Kingdom, High Chief Emonena Victor Wayles Egukawhore JP, FCILG, Chairman, Dewayles Group of Companies.

Joining the reverend leader was the Bayelsa State Governor, His Excellency Senator Douye Diri. Also, wife of the Delta State Governor, Her Excellency Mrs Tobore Oborevwori.

The Delta State APC Chairman, Chief Solomon Areyinka alongside Rt. Hon Chief Solomon Funkekemen, Delta State Senior Policy Adviser; Hon Chief Solomon Ighrakpata, Chairman, Delta State Board of Internal Revenue and Hon Dr Issac Tosan Wilkie, Hon Commissioner for Water Resources, represented the Executive Governor of Delta State, His Excellency Rt. Hon Sheriff Francis Oborevwori JP.

The ceremony had in attendance the Hon Minster of State for Petroleum, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri; the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Frederick Agbedi; Hon Julius Pondi, Member representing Burutu Federal Constituency; Hon Benedict Etanabene, Member representing Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie Federal Constituency; Hon Marie Enenimiete Ebikake Member representing Brass/Nembe Federal Constituency; State Houses of Assembly members from Delta and Bayelsa, Hon Commissioners both past and present, Local Government Council Chairmen, both past and present, Captains of Industry amongst whom were Chief Johnbull Ejovi, Ejovi Offshore Limited; High Chief Tunde Smooth, Chairman, Smooth Tuns Nigeria Limited; High Chief Eta Enahoro, GMD, Skyward Resources Limited; Chief Gregory O. Edor, MD/CEO, Gredor Nigeria Limited; Engr Peter Ikenga MD/CEO Transcorp Power Plc; Chief Kenneth Oboku, Chairman, Clint Wealth Limited; Chief Kestin Pondi, MD/CEO Tantita Security Service Limited and a host of others too numerous to mention.

Late Madam Patience Igho Egukawhore aka “big mama” as she was fondly called, died at the age of 67 and was survived by a son, Mr Pere Peter Krikari, brothers, sisters, uncles and aunties.