Sweetness is the remembrance of the righteous but for Barrister Dumo Lulu-Briggs remembering his late father, High Chief Dr O. B. Lulu Briggs OON, DCF, DSSRS; the Iniikeiroari the fifth of Kalabari Kingdom and Paramount Head of Oruwari Briggs House of Abonnema on the 22nd of May, for the occasion that would have marked his 92nd birthday if he was alive. The posthumous birthday remembrance is a clear indication that the Briggs Family in Rivers State will never forget in a hurry the role the late patriarch played in their life as a doting father who installed discipline and quality education in their lives.
While he was alive Opuda, as he is fondly called, meant so many things to so many people. To some, he was the quintessential Kalabari chief, entrepreneur and a national statesman. To others, he was a repository of prodigious resources and a philanthropist per excellence. And yet to others, he was a citizen of the world. But in all, he epitomized hard work, love and enduring service to humanity.
Via a post Dumo extolled his late father by penning down a touching posthumous birthday message to his father; “My beloved father, High Chief (Dr.) O. B. Lulu-Briggs, Iniikeiroari V of Kalabari Kingdom, brought joy and sweetness to the lives of so many people when he was alive. Today he has gone to be with his maker but he’ll remain my highest example of selflessness, love and heroism. And not a day of his birth will pass by without remembering and celebrating him. The love he taught us will never let his death erase the memory of his birth. And so, today, in his loving memory, we shared great times with mothers, fathers and children in Abonnema. And it was deeply fulfilling to see smiles and happiness on the faces of my people. Opuda lives on!”. To celebrate the virtues and sweet memories created by the late billionaire, his loving son, leading River State Gubernatorial Aspirant, Barrister Dumo Lulu-Briggs reached out to members of the Abomenna Community in Rivers State where he celebrated his father’s posthumous birthday with the community members were sharing food items, clothes and cash to women and less privileged.
