Give Your Children Good Parental Upbringing To Curb Social Decadence – Gov Okowa Calls Parent

He noted that late Mrs. Utuama lived a life of faith and commitment to the church and the community, and had obviously inculcated that in her children.

Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has called on parents to rededicate themselves to bringing up their children along God’s path as a way of curbing increasing societal malaise.

Okowa gave the charge at the funeral mass for late Dr (Mrs) Tuwere Utuama at St Andrew’s Catholic Church, Otu-Jeremi, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state.

Okowa, who was in the company of his wife, Edith, former Governors Chief James Ibori and Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, Senator James Manager and other top government functionaries, wished that all mothers would raise their children in a way that they would be proud as Christians.

He condoled with the deceased’s husband and former Deputy Governor of the state, Professor Amos Utuama, SAN, the children and the family.

He noted that late Mrs. Utuama lived a life of faith and commitment to the church and the community, and had obviously inculcated that in her children.

Okowa urged parents to continue to guide their children to success just as the late Utuama sacrificed to make her children great in life.

“On behalf of my family, the government and people of Delta, I again condole with the family of Professor Amos Utuama on the demise of his wife, Dr Tuwere Nelly Utuama.

“When we heard about her death, it was very painful to us because she was very close to God and I had seen the family committed to