BIRTHDAY EULOGY OF A FRIEND WRITTEN BY AGADA IKECHUKWU

THE CURRICULUM VITAE OF A WIFE MATERIAL

As the tired sun melts into an endless horizon and azure skies are shrouded in dusk ; the baptism of glory and transition into greater glory opened fresh vistas in the life of this amazing woman.

A devoted follower of fashion,lover of luxury labels,entrepreneur cum socialite who loves to step out in style. She was the baby-faced bride who had everyone holding their breath when they saw her walk the aisle in the just concluded fashion exhibition.The splendour of her womanhood and the earthly rind of her humanness and poise resonate that ageless prettiness and characteristics of the loveliest fabled Greek goddesses. She is in totality, a mortal husk of humility and compassion. The greatest metre and rhyme will never be enough to idolize the beauty and depth of this our generation “virgin mary”.

A mobile dress counsellor whose dress sense does evangelism for the kingdom to the female street militants who sold their moral conscience to the rejected one. A slay queen whose presence conducts emergency deliverance to the beneficiaries who epitomize her as a role model.

Travelling down memory lane, some moon ago, when I was green in Benevolence Department. My first “Funday” appearance was interesting. Nobody had a perfect clear vision that dog’s afternoon because the mad sun blazed and inflicted partial blindness on everyone under it. I was reluctant to fall into the roasting embrace of the hell that imperially and impassably beckoned.I stood and made to go with thinly veiled tears disgracing my sun burnt face.

As a 100 level student of the department, I was yet to marry the activities of the day. She extended the heart of Christianity by receiving and providing me with the needed shelter and refreshment. The artificial serenity which greeted me in the cosy enclosure became a sort of important rescue from the baking tyranny of a pitiless African sun.I threw myself in and shambled on. It was a day filled with fun because I had an angelic visit.

As if that was not enough, now as a graduate in the same faculty of Benevolence Department, she synergized with the forces that read unabated news of “CITH” to me to do the kingdom job and sellotape my free access to heaven. I nodded to their request and made my way to the service extension called CITH. I was greeted with a mansion which replicates extension of Abraham’s heavenly bosom. I shuffled in casting my eyes sealingly to regard the many faces that were already seated. My friends which includes peace,love,unity,favour,grace,wealth etc congregated to welcome me before others did. I sat like unshifting shrines awaiting the huge sacrifice that fleeted across. I was given a kingly welcome by a lovely family.

You spoke about me in moving superlatives using hard core adjectives during introduction and left me wondering if another person was being talked about. Listen to her introduce me and you would swear on the left leg of “Pope Francis” that she is my blood sister.

I am grateful to God because that meeting and others introduced me to great men and women like Pastor Samuel Egube (author of the earth-shaking book titled “Thoughts from a wealthy perspective”), his wife, former commissioner to governor Liyel Imoke and present media aide to governor Ben Ayade both of Cross River State(Mr Ken, a political titan) and several others who adopted me as their mentee(son) and whose sterling footsteps am riding on.GREEN FIELD CITH family is a home to be craved for.

The only allegiance I owe and one which is sacred is the one I owe to complete honesty. Honestly speaking, you are a wife material for great minds who are blessed with the discerning heart to decipher the seed that will bear fruits. In a plain language, MY FRIENDS AND I (WE) love you. “YOU ARE BLESSED”

HAPPY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY ADA NWOKO (ADVISTA)