{"id":4430,"date":"2021-05-02T11:43:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T11:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/?p=4430"},"modified":"2021-05-02T11:43:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T11:43:58","slug":"sir-timmy-o-akalites-pay-tributes-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/sir-timmy-o-akalites-pay-tributes-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Timmy O: Akalites pay tributes in Lagos."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='epvc-post-count'><span class='epvc-eye'><\/span>  <span class=\"epvc-count\"> 749<\/span><span class='epvc-label'> Views<\/span><\/div><p>Akalites living in Lagos on Thursday 29 April 2021, gathered at the Lagos Mainland residence of the late Dr Sir Tim Obiwiru, a former lecturer\u00a0 at University of Lagos who died a couple of weeks ago. Several people. colleagues, business associates, friends and relations of the deceased came from far and near to pay their last respect to the man whom many described as a top community leader, motivational speaker, great mathematician and a big source of inspiration to many in their academic pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>Many who spoke at the event in honour of the departed mentioned how Dr Obiwuru positively made some great impacts in the lives of either themselves or their relations and others.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4433\" src=\"http:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6.png 628w, https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6-230x300.png 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In his opening speech, Chief Okey Nwanyanwu the president of Old Umuaka National Union Lagos Branch, described the death of Dr Obiwuru as a big blow and a shock to everyone who knew him. He told the audience that he was yet to come to terms with the shocking reality of Sir TimmyO&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Chinyere Onyewueke, president Women&#8217;s Wing,\u00a0 Old Umuaka National Union Lagos Branch, told the gathering that Dr Obiwuru during his lifetime, touched many lives and changed many lives too.She also said that through the connections of the man, some communities were able to receive free NEPA transformers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4432\" src=\"http:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.png 628w, https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mr Mbadiwe, a colleague of Obiwuru at University of Lagos who also spoke at the event used the opportunity to appeal to Akalites who gathered at the event never to abandon the family left behind by the rare gem.<\/p>\n<p>Other dignitaries like Chief Bob Dike, Mr Chika Dike, Mr Goddy Iwuoha and many others spoke good of the late Obiwuru and prayed that God will receive his soul.<\/p>\n<p>The burial date of the late Dr Tim Obiwuru has been slated to hold in Ibele community Umuaka in Njaba LGA Imo State.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>749 ViewsAkalites living in Lagos on Thursday 29 April 2021, gathered at the Lagos Mainland&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[76],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sir Timmy O: Akalites pay tributes in Lagos. -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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