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...For a better society... Monday, September 20 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Opinion Labour Politics Sports Features Columnists Business Money/Market Energy Alaba Market Foreign News Govt officials visit Nzeogwus, avoid condolence register CAJETAN MMUTA, Asaba EULOGIES poured in yesterday for late Madam Elizabeth Nzeogwu, mother of the leader of the first military coup in Nigeria, Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, even as government officials who paid condolence visits refused to sign the register. Second daughter of the late Madam Nzeogwu, Mrs. Philo Obieke, who disclosed this to Daily Champion yesterday, also said that the family was yet to formally notify inform the Presidency about the death of the 103-year-old woman. Mrs. Obieke said, although a condolence register had been opened by the family at Umuomake Quarters, Okpanam, Oshimili North local government area of Delta State, none of the government functionaries from both the state and federal who paid condolence visits had signed the register. She said the family reserved comments on the relationship between the Presidency and family as contacts were still on with family members abroad. "Government officials didn’t sign the condolence register. We are contacting other family members abroad. We will talk with them before we talk to the public," Mrs. Obieke said. She described her late mother as an active and devout christian, a community leader who contributed immensely towards the society especially when there was great need for counsel. She described her as a caring mother "who never liked to eat alone." Madam Elizabeth Nzeogwu died at about 4.30pm last Saturday. Born in 1901, she is survived by six children, 47 grand and one great great grand child. Her corpse had since been deposited at a private morgue at Maduemezie Hospital Mortuary, Asaba, the state capital. The late Mrs. Elizabeth Nzeogwu according to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in his book entitled NZEOGWU which was dedicated to her, was "a mother who bore the anguish of the untimely loss of a priceless son," the late Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu who died during the first civilian coup in Nigeria. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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