...as Lady Elizabeth Agbala Is Laid to Rest Amid Tributes
By Uzo Ugwunze
It was a funeral ceremony of mixed feelings as the wife of High
Chief (Dr.) Boniface Agbala, Patron and Secretary, Council of Patrons, Igboezue
International Nigeria and Diaspora, Late High Chief Mrs Elizabeth Agbala, was
laid to rest amid tributes at her country home in Uke, Idemili North Local
Government Area, Anambra State.
Mixed feelings because the Amazon, fondly called Queen
Elizabeth by her husband and admirers, passed on at the untimely age of 64
after battling breast cancer/leiomyosarcoma.
However, she was said to have lived a life worthy of
emulation by other women, wives, and mothers, and is believed to have gone to
be with the Lord.
According to her husband, Lizzy was not only a wonderful wife
par excellence and mother, she was also a meticulous housekeeper, homemaker,
humble and unassuming, non-nagging, and never a termagant wife. She recognised
her husband as the head of the family, as written in the Bible (Genesis 3:16;
Ephesians 5:21–26).
"In fact, she was an ordained companion for me, a
trusted and faithful alter ego, and an indispensable helpmate. I will forever
miss her services, including her domestic/household chores, culinary expertise,
and wise counsel.
"My Queen Elizabeth had a kind, perfect, and open heart
and maintained an open-door policy throughout her life. She was very honest,
compassionate, prayerful, a gifted visionary, fearless, and an indefatigable
fighter.
"I have not mentioned her stunning beauty, which was
only comparable to that of the late glamorous Lady Eva Perón of Argentina, both
in her good character and the excellent spirit she possessed.
"Eva Perón, Lizzy's incarnation, was the wife of the
late Argentinian military ruler, Col. Juan Perón, and was adorned with humble
devotion and religious fervour. She was known as Santa Evita, or Little Saint
Evita, and moved regally, distributing gifts to the poor, but died of incurable
cancer in 1952 at the age of 33," said Agbala.
Moreover, the
brother-in-law of the deceased, Igwe Surv. Charles Agbala of Uke, who also
welcomed guests who came to commiserate with the family at his palace, thanked
the well-wishers who came from far and near, praying that God would grant them
journey mercies and ward off untimely death and sorrow from their families.
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