{"id":3328,"date":"2025-04-05T21:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T20:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pillartoday.ng\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2025-04-06T12:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T11:17:21","slug":"in-memory-of-a-good-man-etubom-bassey-ekpo-bassey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"pillartoday.com.ng\/?p=3328","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of a Good Man, Etubom Bassey Ekpo Bassey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chief Bassey Ekpo Bassey jnr; leading a procession of family members and others during the memorial service at\u00a0A.M.E. Zion Church on Saturday.<\/em><\/p>\n

By Anietie Akpan<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a week long of celebrations and protocols in memory of a veteran journalist and an Ekpe title holder, Etubom Bassey Ekpo Bassey that culminated in a memorial service on Saturday, April 5 at A.M.E. Zion Church, Diamond, in the city of Calabar, Cross River state.<\/p>\n

It was a beautiful and solemn service that commenced with a processional hymn of, \u201cit is well with my soul\u201d ushering in the family members led by Chief Bassey Ekpo Bassey Jnr.<\/p>\n

Typical of church services, the congregation was called to worship and invocation and hymn of adoration, \u201cGreat is thy faithfulness\u201drendered before Bassey jnr and one of the sisters, Uyi read their father\u2019s biography.<\/p>\n

Delivering the word, the officiating Minister, Rev. Uwem Usen stressed the need for people to be good in the society and impact positively in whatever position they find themselves.<\/p>\n

Drawing reference from \u00a0Mathew 26:6-13 where Jesus told his disciples not to consider the very costly fragrant oil the woman at Bethany poured on Him as a waste because \u201cwherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what the woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her \u201c<\/p>\n

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She said from the biography presented by his children, it is obvious that Etubom Bassey \u201chas done much and he is remembered for it, so for us the living, what will you be remembered for?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should make name for ourselves in good things we do\u201d, Rev. Usen said, adding that, \u201cEtubom Bassey worked for mankind and his community\u201d.<\/p>\n

The woman of God told the large congregation that, \u201clife does not end here on earth but after this life, there is another life that we don\u2019t have control over\u201d, hence we should give account of ourselves while on earth.<\/p>\n

She said some take working for God by participating in various church activities as a waste and warned, \u201cdon\u2019t take your work with God as a waste. Give God your time for it is not a waste\u201d just as when Jesus told his disciples not to consider the expensive fragrant oil the woman poured on Him as a waste.<\/p>\n

\u201cEtubom is remembered for so many things but what will you be remembered for;\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

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Making reference to Philippians 1:3, which Paul and Timothy told the people of Philippi, \u00a0\u201cI thank my God upon every \u00a0remembrance of you\u201d, Rev. Usen emphasized the need for us to do good things saying, \u201cdon\u2019t take any position you hold for granted \u2026Certainly his family and the people will remember Etubom for his good deeds.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour commitment to God, your family, community is not a waste \u00a0.\u00a0 The life that you live is for Christ\u201d.<\/p>\n

The about two and half hours service ended with another procession to the deceased refurbished beautiful colonial edifice, that tells the story of Calabar and tourism.<\/p>\n

There, the \u201cThou my everlasting portion\u201d hymn was rendered and prayer offered for the \u00a0departed soul of the radical politician and socialist who \u201cconstantly sought platforms, obviously not to feather his nest, but to be used in whatever way possible to change the lives of the people he cared about\u201d.<\/p>\n

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