HARVEST OF TRIBUTES, GOODWILL AS AKS PDP CHAIRMAN BURIES MUM

…As Elder Aniekan Akpan describes deceased mom as model in strength, character

The Late Matim Simon sterling motherly legacies, indelible – Governor Emmanuel

The calm and serene village of Ikot Oku Osung, Ukanafun Local Government Area became a fertile ground for the harvest of glowing and fitting tributes today as the remains of a devout Christian, community builder and dutiful mother – the Late Madam Matim Simon Akpan were committed to its final resting place.

The late Madam Matim Simon Akpan who was mother to the Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, was aged 90.

Condoling with the family of the Akwa Ibom State PDP helmsman Rt. Hon. (Elder) Aniekan Akpan, and the entire people of Ukanafun, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel said although the Late Matim Simon Akpan left to join the creator at the glorious age of 90, the sterling footprints of the excellent upbringing she gave to her children as well as her contributions to community development will remain indelible on the minds of everyone who knew her.

Governor Emmanuel said “Today, we are gathered here to celebrate the life of a woman who did an commendable job in singlehandedly raising all her children to enviable statuses after her husband died. She was also a woman who made active contributions to community development. Today, the people of Ukanafun have again lost one of the models in excellent motherhood.”

The Governor also used the event to assure the people of Ukanafun of his administration’s firm resolve to continue to expand the frontiers of the footprints of his completion Agenda in the Local government area as his administration continues to wind down.

While noting that there is no perfect time to lose a loved one, Governor Emmanuel prayed that God should grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss.

Also conveying his message of condolences to the Bereaved family and Ukanafun Community, Governorship Candidate of the PDP in Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno urged the family to find comfort in this moment of grief by the imprints of good deeds that the late Matim Simon Akpan left in their hearts while she was alive.

Earlier in a brief testimonial about his Late mother, the Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the PDP, Rt. Hon. (Elder) Aniekan Akpan extolled the lofty virtues of the late Matim Simon Akpan – a woman whom he said was a model in strength, character and godly principles.

“Our dear mother was an epitome of strength and a complete representation of who a good mother must be. I must say that when you look at how her children have turned out, even when she raised all of them alone after our father, her dear husband had departed, you will realize that she did an excellent job in that regard. Since her demise, she has created a vacuum that will be difficult to fill.”

Earlier in an homily, the officiating Minister, Rev. Samuel Udeme Ebukiba had urged those believers who gathered for the funeral to make the decision to run away from all sins that easily entangle and could prevent them from being in good standing with the creator on judgement day.

The funeral service also had in attendance the wife of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Dr Martha Udom Emmanuel, the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Moses Ekpo, MFR, the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, the Governorship Candidate of the PDP Pastor Umo Eno, Members of the National Assembly, Members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, Commissioners and Special Advisers, Leadership and Members of the PDP/Pastor Umo Eno/Akon Eyakenyi Campaign Organisation, Candidates of the PDP in the 2023 elections, National, State Working and State Executive Committee of the PDP, Senior Citizens, the entire PDP family in Akwa Ibom State, amongst others.

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