Legendary Nigerian singer Onyeka Onwenu’s burial needs, detailed in a 2021 opinion piece for Premium Instances, have resurfaced on-line following her current death.
It might be recalled that Gist Reel reported that Onyeka Onwenu died on the night of July 30 at Reddington Hospital in Lagos.
In her 2021 editorial, the veteran singer outlined her private desire for her burial. Her directions, which have come into focus following her passing, name for a easy and personal farewell.
Onyeka Onwenu requested a low-key burial, advising her family members to “mourn, sure, however not excessively.”
In accordance with her, she most well-liked to be celebrated with prayers, shared meals, and laughter reasonably than grand ceremonies.
“Rejoice me with prayers, lunch or dinner afterwards. Share some jokes about me and chuckle.
“Make merriment after which go about your corporation. If my buddies need to have fun me, they need to achieve this whereas I’m alive, in order that I can get pleasure from it with them, not when I’m gone and do not know about this. That’s me, Onyeka Onwenu,” she mentioned.
In her editorial, Onyeka Onwenu additionally criticized the extravagant nature of sure Nigerian funerals, utilizing the lavish funeral of Obi Cubana’s mom as a distinction to her personal preferences.
“The arguments of Obi Cubana’s supporters make sense on some stage however I disagree on one main level. The extremely lavish and outrageously costly burial of the century despatched all of the flawed alerts to the world, together with the younger folks of Nigeria. For me, it did nothing in it’s garish show however besmirch the essence of a dignified burial for a lady effectively deserving of it.”
