By Ingram Osigwe
For a long time to come, Sunday, the 14th of July, 2024 will remain etched in the heart of Emeka Olisah and his delectable wife, Nkiru for that was the day residents of 400 Road Estate, Festac town, Lagos, friends, relations business associates from ASPAMDA and well-wishers stood down all their schedules to honour the couple as they clocked 60 and 50 respectively.
Described as humble, unassuming and Godly, the couple spared no cost in treating the array of guests came to honour them to sumptuous meals and choice wines at the all-white birthday party held at KFC, 22 Road, Festac.
The ambience of the arena was made awesome with a clement weather and charming faces.
The amiable couple started the day in the presence of God with a renewal of their marital vow at the Catholic Church of Presentation, Festac where they received showers of blessings in an 8.30 am Thanksgiving mass.
The entire apparatchik and Executive of 400 Road Estate Resident Association gave a good account of themselves as they participated fully in the birthday celebration of one of their own from the beginning to the end.
Among the 400 Road Estate residents that graced the event include Estate Chairman Arch Paul & Judith Okwaraoha, Chief Ingram Osigwe, Vice chairman, Lady Rosemary Unenya, Estate Secretary, Tokumbo & Ijeoma Bampokpa, Estate Pro, Eze Nebedum,Fin sec, Mr Ikenna Obikobe, Ass Sec, Engr Nonso & Emmanuela Ibeanusi,Treasurer, Ibiko Dokubo and Chief whip, Ralph Igbonacho.
Others are Estate CSO, Mr Uno Uno, Chief Amaechi & Anthonia Obodo, Chief Austin & Peace Okafor, Chief Emeka & Nneka Okoye, Mr Collins & Chioma Ezeike , Chief Oguchi & Ozioma Okpaleke, Chief JC Jones & Nneka Mbadugha, Mr Tochukwu & Chioma Ubajiaka, Lady Oby Okeke, Chief Emma Ejike, Barr Rose Omokwale, Chief Gab & Nkiru Iyiegbu, Chief Mike & Uju Ezesionwu, Mr Ifeanyi & Chinenye Ogbunibala, Chief Ikenna & Nonye Obodo, Chief Frank & Chinelo Okafor, Mr Obiora & Chidinma Madueke,Mr Samuel Omadeyi, Mr & Mrs Abdultalib, Mr Eche Egbuna, Mr Bob Joseph and many others
Emeka and Nkiru’s birthday celebration was indeed a colourful and glamorous event, the kind that has never been staged by any 400 Road Estate resident in recent history. Indeed, no social event has drawn a great majority of the residents out in recent times as the Emeka/ Nkiru birthday event.
Calm, peaceful and genial, the birthday “boy” and “girl” are resoundingly blessed with six prodigies as children who have exceedingly made them proud academically and morally: Two graduates, two undergraduates and two in junior schools.
Ingram writes from Lagos