The late Nigerian pop gospel singer Kefee
– Irikefe Don-Momoh nee Obareki, would be
buried on Friday 11th July 2014 in her hometown – Okpara-Inland, Ethiope East
Local Government, Delta State. The “Branama” singer was 34.
Her family disclosed the information to members
of the Kefee Memorial Committee – a collection of
artistes and entertainment personalities – who paid a condolence visit to the
late singer’s parents in their Sapele, Delta State home on Wednesday 2nd July
2014.
On Thursday, her publicist in Lagos released a
statement stating her husband, Teddy Don-Momoh who has been
making arrangements to bring her body back from the U.S., would arrive the
country first to receive her body before taking her down to Delta State for
burial.
Teddy earlier indicated that his wife’s family
had requested that she be buried in their hometown, with a celebratory service
in Sapele afterwards and he was comfortable with the arrangement.
The condolence team who travelled to Sapele from
Lagos included Sammie Okposo, Nikki Laoye, Annie Ibrahim, Gordons,
Princess, Linda Etukudo, Rex Anighoro, Noah Momodu, Covenant and Chika
100%.
Sammie, who spoke on behalf of the committee,
told Kefee’s family that the delegation was in Sapele to commiserate with them
on their loss and harmonise the arrangements of the Kefee Memorial Committee
with the preparations of her family.
He expressed his sadness to be visiting on such a
mission but that the contributions of their daughter to the entertainment
industry meant that entertainers in Nigeria wanted to celebrate and pay their
last respects to one of their own.
“We will perform the last respects we owe our
sister to the best of our abilities. We will let the world know that a queen
was here and she will always be celebrated.
She brought peace, happiness and love to the
world even in her passing and even though we are heartbroken, we will be
comforted in the fact that God knows best and we cannot question him”, he said.
Anny, a gospel artiste and close
friend of Kefee, spoke of how Kefee introduced her into the entertainment
industry and said that she had stopped mourning but was now celebrating Kefee’s
life.
Comedian Princess Dammy, said,
“Kefee was a huge gift put in a small container
for all of us and we didn’t even know how powerful she was. She made such a
huge impact in her short life that some men of 50 years have not achieved. You
are a lucky man to have had her as your child,” she told Kefee’s father.
Nikki Laoye, a gospel artiste spoke of their
friendship and further shared,
“Kefee was a fighter and unapologetically
passionate about her music and her art. Till her last breath, she spent her
time and energy sharing her message of love, strength and peace across the
world.”
She promised the family that the entertainment
industry would continue to support them and prayed for their continued good
health, especially, in times like this.
Other members of the delegation spoke in the same
vein and afterwards Kefee’s father, Andrew Obareki thanked
them for the visit. He said the visit had reduced their grief and prayed that
God would continue to guide and guard the entertainment industry so there will
be no similar occurrences like the untimely death of his daughter.
“I stand on the authority of the word of God and
use the key of David to shut the gates of death from the entertainment
industry; there shall be no more sudden, tragic, premature and untimely deaths.
“I’m glad Kefee touched the lives of many and her memory will continue to live
on. Sometimes it’s not easy to give God thanks but we have no choice”, he said.
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