Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri and former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, were among dignitaries who attended the funeral of late Pa. Prince Firimokumo Penawou on Saturday.
The funeral service, held in Akugbene, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, attracted political leaders, government officials, traditional rulers, community leaders and other prominent personalities who gathered to pay their final respects.
Pa. Penawou, who died at the age of 104, was the father of the Delta State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Prince Kelly Penawou, and Chief Joseph Penawou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Marine Engineering Services Limited.
Other dignitaries at the ceremony included former Delta State Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro; Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas; former Senator James Manager; Hon. Nicholas Mutu; Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri; Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor; and other political and business leaders.
The mourners offered prayers and condolences to the Penawou family, while celebrating the life and legacy of the deceased, who lived for more than a century.
