- Pa Uko’s Burial Takes Place This Month
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Posted by Justtours News
Elder S.O. Uko, the father of Akwaaba International Travel Market Organiser, Mr. Ikechi Uko,
had died at 98. The family of Pa S.O. Uko of Ogbuebilla, Oboro in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State has announced the burial arrangement, stating that he would be laid to rest in his home in Abia State on April 11, 2025.
In a statement, the family stated that the Service of Songs in his honour will be held at The Methodist Wesley Cathedral in Enugu on April 7, 2025.
“Pa Uko was born on December 29, 1925 to Elder Enyinnaya Uko (Egbu gi bekee) of the Uko Iroegbu household of Ekpinma Ngwaukwu Ogbuebilla, OboroIkwuano LGA in Abia State.
Pa Uko joined the Nigerian Railways in 1956 as a communication technician. This took him around the country, and he had his children in different towns in Nigeria.
He was also a Lay preacher with the Methodist Church of Nigeria. He lost his wife in 2009, the statement also stated.
Ikechi Uko said:
“My Dad was a great inspiration and a great example for living a fulfilled life. I always teased him that he got me into travelling only that he travelled by rail but I travel by air.
‘He will be well missed by his siblings, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.“
