Comr. Dan Obo Jnr Sympathies with High Chief Higgins Peters

The CEO of Opal Group and notable stakeholder in the Cross River State project, High Chief Higgins Peters (the Emoma and Akpa Owo of Yala Land), has buried his younger sister, the late Mrs. Juliana Akpowu Ezekiel (Nee Peters), amidst tears, prayers, and tributes.

The late Mrs. Juliana, who passed away on January 3, 2024, after a battle with brain cancer, was buried on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Oba-Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of the state.

Born on September 22, 1966, the late Mrs. Juliana lived a remarkable life of devotion and selfless service to God and humanity through the children\’s ministry, wherein she served for the last 38 years of her life in different capacities as teacher, minister, coordinator, and counselor until her demise.

High Chief Higgins Peters, in his tribute titled An Ode to Julian, said, \”Juliana, you knew the battle was intense, your soldiers were strong, and our courage and resolve to win were firm. You fought alone; we fought collectively as a family; we fought in silence; we fought in prayer; and we fought in science. We assembled the best arsenals in medical science in our country; we confronted death and made it look weak, but the call came from your home. coming from an authority we could not confront.\”

He said that my younger sister died very young. It is on this note that we make the burial a very solemn one.

Comr. Dan Obo Jr., the chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria Cross River State chapter, representing the whole youth of the state, sympathizes with High Chief Higgins Peter on his demise and calls on God\’s strength to see him and his family through this period of mourning.
Dan further calls on every individual to note that death is inevitable and can’t be used to determine where it will stand. Irrespective of that, everyone should live the best part of their lives, as no one knows who’s next. He prayed for God to guide the High Chief Higgins Peters family and all related members at this time of mourning.

The funeral attracted dignitaries and political leaders from within and outside the state. At the funeral service held at the ancestral home in Oba-Okpoma, Yala LGA, Cross River State Governor, Sen Prince Bassey Otu and his deputy, Rt Hon. Peter Odey, who were represented by Ntufam Dr. Peter Ojie (former Senior Special Adviser on Political Affairs to former Governor Ben Ayade), Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, Deputy Speaker Hon. Sylvester Agabi Jnr, Senator Eteng Jones Williams, representing Cross River Central Senatorial District, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, H.E Amb. Sony Abang, Chief Chris Agara, Chief EJ Williams, Ntufam Dr Peter Ojie, Hon Odey Brian Minority Leader Cross River State House of Assembly and member representing Yala 1 State Constituency, Hon Victor Abang House of Representatives member representing Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency, Senator Stephen Odey, former Senator representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Commissioner for Education, Dr Mrs. Beatrice Igwe, Commissioner for Housing, Mrs Agnes Atsu Commissioner for Sports Development, Dr Hippolatus Lukpata, and Mr. Patrick Egbede commissioner for wealth Creation and Employment.

The funeral was marked by solemnity, heartfelt tributes, and testimonies celebrating a life well lived for God.