Nigeria, Aug. 29, 2016 – Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State today, condoled with Chief Brown Etonye and his family over the death of his son, Pastor Tamarakuro Etonye at his residence in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, describing it as sudden and unfortunate,
The deceased is survived by wife, children, an aged father of 92 years, sisters and brothers among whom is Mr. Richie Etonye, an Accountant in Government House, Yenagoa.
The Governor said on behalf of the government and people of the state, he decided to stop over on his way from Abuja to identify with the bereaved family in its moment of grief.
Dickson, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, prayed God to provide succour to members of the Etonye family.
He also urged them to follow the examples of Job in the scriptures whose faith in God remained unshaken when he lost everything.
Dickson said he shares in the pain the Etonye family is passing through and no one can question God on what has happened since He is the one who giveth and taketh.
He prayed God to give the bereaved family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss and grant the soul of Late Pastor Etonye eternal repose.
The governor said, “We all feel this pain. We feel this irreparable and irreplaceable loss. Who are we to question God. It is God who giveth and taketh at His own time and for His own reasons. We are consoled and we also pray that the spirit of God should console the family particularly the father, Chief Brown Etonye.
“These are times to reflect on what the patriarchs went through especially Job who lost all he had in one day and yet he refused to curse God. His abiding faith in God never waivered. But our God is a comforter and He will comfort the Etonye family over the demise of their loved one.”
In his response, a member of the deceased family, Mr. Osese-Poweido Etonye, described Pastor Tamarakuro’s death as a tragic loss and expressed appreciation to Governor Dickson for identifying with them in their moment of sadness.
