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16th January

No matter the personal relationship I have or do not have with anyone, I acknowledge their greatness when I come to its knowledge. Even if there are a thousand great people out there I would never be acquainted with I celebrate their greatness and wish their legacies well. Not completely so with the late Dr. Ehidiamen Oaikhena, my senior in school, a brother in Bible Club and by virtue of his sister, a family friend, I know of his greatness and acknowledge his legacies. The last conversation we had was about how he was preparing to set up a much needed hospital in our neighbourhood. If we should ask why such a bright, jovial, hardworking, faithful husband, loving father, cordial colleague, faithful son, loyal brother and devout Christian was taken away in such a gruesome way and in such a short period of time on earth, we would probably get the answers God gave Job and his 3 friends. So like Job we must say, ‘Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD’ (Job 1 verse 21).
‘For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth’ (Job 19 verse 25).

At 7.56pm on the 31st of December 2017 Ehidiamen wished the world his last good tidings of a new year thus -
“2017 was indeed a wonderful year, learnt a lot of lessons, met a lot of people, heard a lot of rubbish and made a lot of decisions. No matter how nice you are to some people, you can never win them over to your side, that's a bitter pill to swallow. Poverty is not the absence of wealth, it is a mentality. Seen some so called rich and wealthy people who are rubbish personified, talk any how and behave any how. Some people who are not rich, but comport themselves so well as if they have it all. But in all I give thanks to the Almighty God who is the father of all, and also the giver of life. A prosperous New Year to you all. God bless.”

Born 26th December, Ehidiamen departed this life on the 16th of January 2018. He was friends with TLF on facebook and a likeminded advocate of the love of God. We in our own way remember Dr. Ehidiamen Oaikhena and we pray God bless, comforts and carters for his family and all who are left to remember him, amen.

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