GOV ENO, OTHER TOP OFFICIALS STORM CALABAR FOR MADAM ESIN’S FUNERAL

The event held at the Calabar International Convention Centre, was the funeral ceremony of Madam Roselyn Modupe Esin, mother of Mr Orman Esin, immediate former commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Akwa Ibom State and currently delivery advisor in charge of transportation, to Governor Eno.

“We’re here this afternoon to commiserate with Oman all of her children, all of her entire family From first to fourth generation too that mama was so blessed. So we are here to commiserate with you on her home going.

“It doesn’t matter the age, no one wants to actually lose a loved one and so we know that you will feel the vacuum that she has left behind. But God is able, more than able, to provide succour and fill that vacuum. So we are trusting Him to do that for your family in Jesus Name.

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‎”So on behalf of the government and people of Akwa Ibom State we are here to express our deepest condolences on the passing of our dear mother and matriarch , the late Madam Roseline Modupe Esin at the age of ninety.

“Like I said that the demise of a loved one however old he/she may be evokes very painful and sad memories and we share in that grief at this moment of your bereavement.

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‎”The delivery advisor Orman Esin, this brother of ours, very dogged, a man who is very resolute in the things he does, a man who delivers and will go to any length to deliver, and that’s why you have seen all of us come here today to console with you and ask that you stay strong, and consoled with the fact that mama lived a good life.

“You’re not alone, let our presence strengthen you at this moment of grief because Mama inspired many to rise to their full potentials through her well-known spirit of altruism, love of God and faith in the inherent goodness of the human spirit.

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‎”I ask all of you to be strong. You can replicate mama in the life that she lived and then continue to uphold the things she held dear. Do not depart from the path of truth that she has taught you.

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“We pray that the good Lord will grant each and every one of us the gift of longevity”, the Governor echoed. According to her family in the biography presented, Mama Roselyn Modupe Esin was born into the family of Pa Christopher Johnson of Isale Eko, Lagos Island in 1935 and after her brief stint in public service, went into entrepreneurship, establishing and managing her own catering business.

Married to Elder Okon Anwana Esin, she is said to have worked hard with her husband to build a home rooted in love and care, a union blessed with 10 children.

Orman Esin, immediate past Commissioner for Transports, is the youngest child of the family.