TRIBUTE TO A DEAR FRIEND

BY NWAIWU KENNETH

I met Dika the very first day I stepped into Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka . Luckily enough, we became roommates and later on friends and partners. We spent two years as roommates and sincerely Dika’s infectious and wonderful personality made our room a home for everyone. Different persons would come into our room everyday with their different tech challenges and all of them he surmounted with smiles and kindness. He had everyone on their toes because of what you could do with gadgets; he was everyone’s favourite then.

Even though, we had some misunderstandings sometimes, off course we would always have one or two disagreements, Dika’s affable personality was obvious. I learnt so much from him, he was one of the best humans I have been able to meet in my little time here on earth, he had it all, churchy, humble, hardworking, focused, kind and intelligent. Dika was spotless in so many ways; he could go out of his way in order to put smiles on someone’s face. I was so lucky to have met you. I told someone recently after I learnt he has gone to meet his creator that it seemed like Dika knew you would go home (Heaven) early, because he did everything so perfect.

I still find it very difficult to believe that you are gone; I have silently wished I was in a dream, I have cried silently, and now, I pray daily that you rest in peace which you merited. One could write a whole lot about you, because you ticked almost all the boxes. We had great memories, both in Unizik and in the outside world and I wish we had had more. We did businesses and had projects and it hurts badly that you didn’t live long enough to complete the projects we started. I have lost people close to me, but no one pains me more than yours, I wish this never happened. Death is horrible; the news of your passing was the greatest shocker of my life. I had wished that it was a dream.

I pray the Almighty God consoles your family; this is too big a vacuum. You were a world changer; Nigeria has lost an icon, this is a great loss for humanity. Surely, we will meet again someday somewhere.

Rest in perfect peace IGILI ONYEDIKACHI EMMANUEL.

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